Chapter 1034.2: The Lord Warden Commander Who Is Busy as a Dog - Part 2
Outside the Imperial Study, Chen Chao sat on the steps while His Highness the Crown Prince, wearing only an outer robe, hurried over. The young eunuch Li Shou, who was carrying the lantern, kept pace without slowing. Several times he wanted to remind His Highness to walk more slowly, but in the end, the words never left his mouth.
He knew very well that, aside from the one in the rear palace, the person His Highness cared about most could only be that young Lord Warden Commander. As such, he did not dare say anything.
Having hurried all the way to the Imperial Study, the Crown Prince was breathing heavily as he dropped down beside Chen Chao. When there were no outsiders present, these two brothers paid little heed to the distinction between ruler and subject.
Chen Chao glanced at the Crown Prince and teased, "Do you feel the urge to have this subject executed for dragging you out here at this hour?"
The Crown Prince rolled his eyes and said somewhat unhappily, "If Elder Brother says that, then you're looking down on this imperial too much."
"I know Elder Brother wouldn't have entered the palace in such a hurry unless it was something important."
Chen Chao glanced at the Crown Prince and nodded. "It's not especially urgent. There'll still be some activity in the Divine Capital tonight. Some informants from the foreign lands will be completely rooted out tonight. There are some inside the Imperial City as well. Your situation isn't entirely secure, so I came to see you personally, and also to chat for a while."
The Crown Prince immediately stood up as if about to leave, but Chen Chao grabbed his sleeve. Knowing what he was thinking, he said softly, "The Crown Princess Consort is a Nepenthe Realm cultivator. No one can silently kill her within the Imperial City."
In other words, no one could silently kill a Nepenthe Realm Crown Princess Consort right under Chen Chao's nose.