C1571 The Token

Waiting outside was an inconspicuous, ordinary carriage parked by the smaller gate of the Ye family estate. With Chu Qing's hood drawn up and few passersby in the vicinity, no one took notice as someone departed from the Ye family.

As he journeyed, Chu Qing pondered the emperor's intentions. Why the sudden, clandestine summons? Could the emperor be planning something within the palace walls? No