The sound of hooves echoed outside the Capital as Prince Ruicheng returned safely from the Southern Border with two thousand troops. The soldiers were quartered in the garrison on the outskirts of the city, while the Prince, his deputy generals, and his close confidants were escorted into the Imperial Palace by the Second Prince himself.
The grand banquet was to be held that evening.
"Our uncle is currently drinking and talking privately with the Emperor. It is not our place to intrude, though the Third Prince has proactively volunteered to pour their wine, and the Emperor did not refuse," the Crown Prince remarked.
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