After the stand-in husband ran away with his cub (female master)
He is just a substitute for the noble and beloved person on the throne. Xiang Wan knew it very well. He never had any delusions and dared to gain half of the emperor's attachment from that bright moon. He performed his duties and became a substitute for a long-lost missing person. His laughter, anger, love, hate, ignorance, and anger are the shadow of that person...