Chapter 686: The Struggle in the Court

Inside the grand hall of the Nanping Kingdom's imperial palace, the newly crowned Emperor Wu Xian listened absentmindedly as Minister of Revenue Zhao Xingnian gave his report. Wu Xian's mind was elsewhere, still stuck on the secret message he'd received by carrier pigeon last night from Zhao Qiushan. That message had kept him tossing and turning all night. Princess Wu Ya-the Third Princess-was still alive! Zhao Qiushan's letter was long, but it all boiled down to this. The rest was just him making...