Moxun gave an awkward smile, gazing pleadingly at Shen Wei: "Imperial Consort Chen, we were once acquainted in the past, and I was as close as brothers with your younger brother—could you help me?"
Cai Lian quickly lowered her head and walked to the chamber entrance, leaving the space to Shen Wei and the renowned physician Moxun.
Inside the room, incense smoke curled from the bronze burner, filling the air with a faint, pleasant fragrance. Shen Wei gestured for Moxun to take a seat.
Without hesitation, Moxun plopped onto a nearby rosewood chair and got straight to the point: "I won't hide it from you. For years, I've been imprisoned in the Yue Kingdom. This time, I sneaked into the Yue envoy's delegation to reach Yanjing. Now that the delegation has left, I stayed behind in secret."
