October 25, the Capital.
These days, Chu Hengyuan had been returning to Xuan Manor later and later. Word had it that the King and Queen of Canglan State were still two or three cities away from the Capital, and the Crown Prince of the Zhou State was also nearly at the gates.
Chu Hengyuan and his brothers were assisting the Ministry of Rites with the final verifications. Since Emperor Chujing's ascension, this was the first time they would receive visiting monarchs from other countries, so the Emperor attached extraordinary importance to it. Day after day, he summoned his sons to the Imperial Study to inquire about the progress, only to repeatedly pick up his brush and demand revisions.
Chapter 177