For several days now, a persistent gloom had hung over Xian Wang Manor. It would be no exaggeration to say that even a mouse passing the estate would have to tread on tiptoe.
Although Lu Rongyue had no hand in court affairs, she had managed to glean some clues from Xiao Qi's personal attendants. Xiao Qi had suffered another major setback, one that was inextricably linked to the Town-North Marquis Manor.
Tomorrow was the Mid-Autumn Festival. By tradition, Xiao Qi was expected to spend the nights of the first and fifteenth of each lunar month in the main chambers. Yet, recently, he had been preoccupied with state affairs, spending his time either receiving ministers or paying visits to their homes, never once crossing the threshold of the back courtyard.
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