Han Ziqi eventually decided to come to the Prince Manor to request an audience with Xie Jue. Xie Jue, unwilling to have any dealings with the Han Family, refused to see Han Ziqi. Han Ziqi hesitated at the door for a quarter of an hour before finally making up his mind and told the steward, "Please tell Prince Yan that I have news of Fang Chuning. If he refuses to see me, I will leave."
The steward dared not delay upon hearing this, but as soon as he left, Han Ziqi regretted it. Deceiving Xie Jue could lead to severe consequences. If Fang Chuning truly died in that great fire, how could he handle the aftermath? His heart was filled with anxiety as he chose to deceive.
He pondered over it, built up his psychological defenses, and developed his own narrative, which wasn't entirely a lie.
