The night in Yanjing was Wen Wan's most unique Lunar New Year's Eve in her twenty-six years.
No family reunion, no citywide fireworks, only the shouts and uproar of rebel troops breaking into Yanjing City filled her sight and ears.
Su Qing's capture of Yanjing, his live capture of Emperor Yan Fu Tianqi and Crown Prince Fu Changming, established great merit for Chu Country. However, the Northern Border was still under Prince Liang and his hundreds of thousands of troops, so it was temporarily impossible to incorporate Bei Yan into Chu's territory.
This costly and draining war between the two countries had officially begun.
Wen Wan and Song Wei, with Amuer and Chu Country emissaries, were escorted by the Sky Eagle Guard back to Chu Country.
Song Wei never revealed his identity and separated from Wen Wan, returning to Ningzhou the night before entering the Chu Capital.
The Chu Capital was in full spring bloom.
