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                 Li Shuang discovered Jin'an's poor alcohol tolerance three months after they left Nanchangshan. That day, she and Jin'an encountered bandits who had robbed a wedding procession. Li Shuang rescued the bride while Jin'an pursued the bandits to their hideout, capturing all three leaders and delivering them to the local authorities. For Li Shuang and Jin'an, it was hardly troublesome, but the wedding party was moved to tears. They insisted on having the pair attend the feast as honored guests. Unable to refuse such sincere hospitality, and thinking they hadn't properly rested during their travels, Li Shuang accepted. The wedding united two gentry families from neighboring towns. While not as grand as the noble ceremonies Li Shuang had witnessed in her past, it was still quite a spectacle for the region. As the bride's saviors, she and Jin'an were seated at the main table. The joyous atmosphere was infectious. Li Shuang couldn't h...

                  It was drizzling on the day of General Li Shuang's secret burial. By the coffin walked Li Shuang's guards and many soldiers she had once commanded. Few from the General's Manor attended; even the Grand General himself was absent. Only Li Ting followed the coffin, stumbling with each step while Qin Lan repeatedly steadied him to prevent his collapse. Li Ting's voice had grown hoarse from days of crying. When they reached the prepared grave, as the pallbearers lowered the coffin into the simple tomb, Li Ting called out raspily, "Elder Sister." His voice fell with the rain onto the coffin, only to be buried by the first shovel of yellow earth. Li Shuang was the Grand General's adopted daughter, but she had died in prison bearing crimes. For the General's Manor, they couldn't even properly hold a funeral. Everything was thus simple—an ordinary coffin, an ordinary grave. None of her lifetime achievements were marked. She received...

                            The gates of the capital were indeed locked, with a ten-day martial law declared. No one could enter or leave. The Western Rong envoy was placed under house arrest, their return journey indefinitely delayed. Time and again, the envoy requested permission to leave, but their pleas were repeatedly suppressed—like stones sinking into the sea without a ripple of response. With the envoy's prolonged inability to return, the situation beyond the frontier suddenly grew tense. Western Rong had gathered a large army, and the battle that hadn't erupted last winter seemed poised to break out as early summer approached. As external pressure gradually mounted and no trace of Jin'an was found within the capital, Si Ma Yang finally opened the city gates and allowed the Western Rong envoys to depart. From the moment the Western Rong envoy left the capital, they were surrounded by Da Jin soldiers under stri...