On the day Prince Rowan entered the palace, someone from the palace came to Feng Manor with a message: Serena Feng's free clinics must not disturb the people or disrupt the peace of the imperial city.
Charity clinics are permitted, but only if organized by the authorities. All free clinics must be unified under official supervision—no independent action allowed.
Serena Feng was so stunned by this that her eyes went wide.
Has the Emperor been kicked in the head by a donkey? He actually forbids her from even running free clinics. Furious, Serena tossed aside the messenger and stormed toward the inner courtyard.
"Go—find out who spoke to the Emperor about me." Serena was genuinely angry now. If someone hadn't deliberately brought it up, how would the Emperor even know about her free clinics?
Jada Tang and Mira Tang investigated that same night: "Miss, it was Prince Rowan."
"Prince Rowan? Is he just bored and looking for trouble? What did he say to the Emperor?" Serena truly hadn’t expected him to be the one complaining—she hadn’t offended Prince Rowan at all lately.
Ever since killing Terrence, she’d kept a low profile, afraid the Emperor of Westlyn would discover she was the murderer. Lately, she’d done her best to avoid making any moves at all.
"Forgive us, Miss—we couldn’t find out." Jada and Mira bowed their heads to admit fault, but Serena just waved it off, not taking the matter to heart.
Failing to find out was normal—setting up spies in the palace was never an easy thing.