"Prince! There's a message delivered from the rear!" Lu Chen was just about to leave when he saw a soldier handing over a message.
He paused, somewhat puzzled; He Chaoguang would actually send a message? How strange! Shouldn't he just charge in directly?
Prince Gong was equally bewildered. He took the message, opened it, and the name that appeared was Gu Jinyu, Junior Minister of the Ministry of Justice!
He opened his mouth, shook his head, and laughed, "Seems the second son has learned!"
"It's an old acquaintance of ours; the one who previously said he wouldn't accompany us: Master Gu Shaoqing!" Prince Gong's fleeting smile made Lu Chen feel a sudden discomfort.
He contemplated for a moment, "Is he coming for the Empress? Surely he is acting under the Crown Prince's orders?"
Gu Chengyu had just said the day before that he wouldn't accompany them, and now he contradicted himself. Lu Chen couldn't see how this wasn't on the Crown Prince's orders.
