The following day, and armed with the information Hua Nanyi had managed to dig up, Chu Yun felt a lot calmer.
He got himself dressed in front of the full-length gold mirror without asking for any servants' assistance. He needed to get his thoughts in order.
The situation wasn't ideal, but since Fan Jiang was already there, and likely going to report everything to the King anyway, Chu Yun just had to take advantage of that, and use it to his own benefit.
This was just a minor setback in his overall plans, it changed nothing. How he reacted to it would dictate whether he sunk or swam.
The King thought he had glimpsed Chu Yun's weakness in that brief moment where he allowed his worry for Xiao Zai to shine through. Chu Yun wasn't yet sure what that was all about, but in any case, the King was probably imagining the two of them were in love, or something along that vein.
