"I've already found out," Shen Nian said quickly in a low voice. "Lord Wen indeed went to see the Left Chancellor yesterday. He made no effort to hide his movements, so it was easily traced."
Shen Nian spoke clearly and methodically, yet for some reason, he felt that this was not what the Emperor had really wanted to say. Vaguely, a sense of disappointment crept over him—as if he had missed something, and the Emperor had now drawn his thoughts back in, becoming once again a sovereign without personal desires.