"Bai Xue, grind some ink for me," Jiang Li said. "I'm writing a letter to my cousin."
Ye Shijie worked as a government official and might have heard some rumors; perhaps he even knew quite a bit of inside information. Even if he didn't, it would be good for Ye Shijie to be cautious—better to be warned than to accidentally invite disaster upon himself.
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Tonight, Yanjing City was unusually lively.
Perhaps it was the news that Prince Cheng had been defeated and died, and the rebels had surrendered that allowed the residents to finally feel at ease and settle down completely. Many people even knelt before the residence of the Prince of Xia County to express their gratitude to the general who protected the peace of Yanjing City.