Prince Yan felt a faint pang of melancholy in his heart.
That evening, Prince Yan went to dine with the Princess Consort. Though he no longer held any affection for his wife, he occasionally granted her the dignity befitting her status.
At the dinner table, the Princess Consort was preoccupied with thoughts of how to dispose of the elderly nanny, her mind wandering. Prince Yan and the Princess Consort exchanged barely a word throughout the meal, leaving only the cold clinking of chopsticks and bowls echoing across the vast table.
The meal brought Prince Yan no joy, and he naturally chose not to stay the night in the Princess Consort's quarters.
Fatigued from his journey on horseback, Prince Yan returned to his own chambers to rest. Though weary, he tossed and turned, unable to sleep.
