C673

In the evening, under the dim yellow candlelight, the emperor, Soong Xijiao, Zhao Jie, and Ji Bowen sat around a small table and ate together.

This was Ji Bowen's first time eating together with the emperor. He was so nervous that he couldn't even hold on to his chopsticks. He dropped it a few times.

Zhao Jie was quite calm.

In any case, he had already resigned. He was now just a commoner