After leaving the Qilin Hall, the monarch went to find the Little Princess, while the Crown Prince said goodbye to the monarch and boarded the carriage to return to his residence.
The carriage had traveled far from the National Master Hall before he changed his impulsive and irritable expression, becoming solemn and restrained.
The carriage moved along the spacious street.
He spoke in a deep voice, "Do you know whom I saw just now in the National Master Hall?"
Seated beside him on the bench was a man dressed in the official uniform of the Duwei Prefecture, surnamed Shao, named Xueyi, holding the position of Fengche Duwei, in charge of all the carriages and ceremonial guards of the Dayan Imperial Palace.
The powers of the various Duwei were not set in stone and sometimes permeated each other's domains.
Shao Xueyi had previously been responsible for investigating an assassination attempt on the Crown Prince's residence.
