Chu Heng reached out and patted his shoulder, his voice steady and composed.
Upon hearing this, Xie Zhao's eyes widened, and he quickly knelt to perform a greeting.
But Chu Heng had already strode away with long steps.
Xie Zhao stared in bewilderment at his receding figure; beside him, someone had appeared at some point, unnoticed.
Chu Heng proceeded straight back to the residence.
Unexpectedly, Ye Muyu had not yet returned.
He pondered for a moment, instructing the housekeeper to call for Ye Muyu to return, knowing she had been busy with various shops recently, likely to the point of exhaustion, potentially forgetting to eat if not summoned.
The housekeeper accepted the order and departed.
Chu Heng sat on the soft couch, opened a map of the grassland, along with some diagrams of tribal relationships, which included detailed names and even portraits of the direct members of some grassland tribes' khans.
This information was known only by key members of the court.
