Mei Wanying was far away in Jiangnan, so news from the Capital City was hard to come by.
She only knew that the former Crown Prince's faction had been defeated and that Pei Yan had been instated as the new Crown Prince.
The Emperor was likely failing, having handed over all court affairs to Pei Yan.
If the Emperor were to pass away, Pei Yan would ascend the throne as a matter of course and become the new master of the realm.
Aside from these major, widely-known events, Mei Wanying knew nothing of the goings-on in the Capital City, nor did she care.
'Now that I'm far from the Capital City, I shouldn't waste my energy on that place.'
'Living my own life well is more important than anything else.'
She hadn't been paying attention to matters in the Capital City, so she was surprised when Xue Xingyao's letter pleading for help arrived.
It was only then that Mei Wanying learned Duke Xue, in his attempt to save Xue Yunshu, had doomed everyone in the Duke Mansion!
