Ever since the King made the promise to Xuan Lin that Xunyang would be marrying him, the King visited Xunyang's palace personally. He had thought that Xunyang would not do anything other than being displeased. She would understand him taking the general situation into consideration, but Xunyang was not willing to accept what he had asked her to do, nor did the Queen.
The King had also been aware that he wasn't doing that well to Xunyang, and he had not asked why Xunyang was absent these days and away from the imperial banquet, because he was feeling too guilty to face Xunyang. Therefore, he was expecting that Xunyang should be left alone so that she could understand the whole thing completely so as to accept it.
