One year later.
Qiwu, the Capital.
The Emperor had just ended a rebellion. The leader was his Seventh Imperial Uncle, who, having already turned outlaw, used the Emperor’s lack of an heir as a pretext to gather a large number of mountain bandits. Under the banner of "restoring the legitimate royal bloodline," he had slaughtered his way into the Capital.
The Emperor had intentionally let him grow in strength. He wanted his Seventh Imperial Uncle to come to the Capital in person, so he could ask him if he knew her whereabouts.
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