To participate in a struggle for the throne and fail meant certain death. Even if one succeeded, it did not necessarily guarantee survival. Back then, when Prefect Zhang produced the portrait at the County Yamen and claimed that Zhao Laoliu was not Zhao Ze, had he ever considered his own fate or foreseen his own end?
Du Chunzhi had no time to lament the choices of others. She turned to Zhao Ze and asked, "That Master Huang, did he mention anything about you returning to the Capital?"
Zhao Ze chuckled. "He said that he envied the life I lead."
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