C1772 Deciding to Stay

"What's wrong?" Ye Chenxi was taken aback, unsure of what was amiss with herself.

"You seem a bit down, and you're not showing the princess the proper respect," Chu Qing observed intently. He hadn't been around much lately and wasn't fully aware of what had transpired with her, only having a rough idea.

"What have you and the princess been up to lately?" After some thought