For the past two days, the Capital City has been gripped by a sense of nervous tension. This is evident in the City Guard Battalion soldiers visible on every street corner; they stop and interrogate anyone who looks remotely suspicious, leaving the populace in a state of unease. The agents of the Xuanying Bureau are even more elusive and ominous. When Zhu Tong arrived at Xiaoyue Pavilion, he complained about being intercepted and questioned repeatedly by several of them.
Zhao Yi, however, has been left in peace, with no one bothering him. He has spent these days entirely at Xiaoyue Pavilion, training Guo Zhiyan and not even returning to his own estate.
At noon today, a servant from the estate arrived at Xiaoyue Pavilion and handed an invitation to Zhao Yi. Upon opening it, Zhao Yi was surprised to find it was from the Heir of Prince Jing, inviting him to a banquet at Yinxue Pavilion this evening.
Chapter 199