章 57: Of Delusions

"Halt!" The Crown Prince's eunuch shouted at them, looking panicked. The soldiers surrounded us in a circle, leaving barely any space to breathe.

I gripped the wheelchair handles, feeling the blood drain from my face. Suffocating. Being surrounded was suffocating.

I tried to keep calm, hearing the eunuch shouting at them to back away.

That solidified the thought that he didn't know these soldiers were coming. Were they the 4th Prince's men, then? Even though they were dressed in Palace garb, in red and black robes.

"The Crown Prince has ordered for the 18th Prince and Lady Han's removal from the Palace at this instance," the head of the soldiers said coolly, lifting his sword even as he bowed his head.

My body moved to block the Emperor from the eunuch without much thought.

Two clashing commands supposedly from the Crown Prince. What would the eunuch do?