Jing Xiyu did not want to be emperor, with so many princes waiting. He would expose the other's plans entirely, believing the other princes would seize the opportunity.
Qiann Yan stopped him, holding the little note in her hand and set the homing pigeon free.
Ashui did not stop her, as long as she was happy, he enjoyed seeing her joyous.
"We will depart on time next month, Jing Xiyu won't stop us."
Ashui paused and asked, "Does the Commandery Princess have a way?"
"I'm a star of calamity and solitude; he's afraid to let me into the palace," Qiann Yan explained, "If I really enter the palace, he wouldn't survive."
Ashui squeezed the small note in her hand: "Then I'll hold off and see if there's any news."
That afternoon, Ashui learned that Jing Xiyu had suddenly fallen unconscious, and while cooking, his mouth was grinning so wide it nearly reached his ears.
