Chu Yun knew it was going to happen even before the Queen Consort shot up from her seat.
"What is the meaning of this?" she asked the back of Xiao Zai's head. But despite the fierceness of her words, her hands remained demurely folded in front of her waist.
Xiao Zai didn't answer her, it was Chu Yun who placed a comforting hand on her shoulder and none-too-subtly nudged her back down towards her pillow. "I'm sorry that her Royal Highness had to learn of something so unpleasant this way, but I assure her everything will be made clear."
He was fairly certain she wasn't surprised by the revelation, but she was in public, with Chu Yun keeping close watch over her every move -- even if she wanted to do something, her options were limited.
Xiao Zai addressed the arriving nobles, and their private armies, but this time cast his eyes out towards the crowd of onlookers as well.
