Yin Shi Niang worried that her identity would affect her friendship with Li Jing, so she did not tell him the truth outright.
Thus, without Li Jing's knowledge, he became acquainted with a noble lady of the imperial family and successfully lived off his wife.
Under Yin Shi Niang's arrangements, Li Jing was soon entrusted with important duties and sent to Chentang Pass to assist with its defense.
Yin Shi Niang also often went to Chentang Pass under the pretext of visiting relatives, and the feelings between them gradually grew.
Meanwhile, Zi Shou, who had been made Crown Prince, began participating in court affairs.
This young Crown Prince not only possessed innate Divine Power but was also decisive and remarkably perceptive.
At one court assembly, a minister reported that King Pingling of the East Sea had secretly been accumulating strength and plotting rebellion.
Di Yi had originally intended to sweep them away with National Fortune or send a veteran general to suppress them.
After all, he knew very well how Great Shang had been established back then and naturally would not allow anyone to replicate his own path under his watch.
However, Zi Shou stopped Di Yi and volunteered to lead the army in quelling the rebellion.
Seeing that Zi Shou was confident, Di Yi approved his request.
Surprisingly, Zi Shou did not make a grand show of leading veteran soldiers there.
Instead, he brought along the newly formed Crown Prince Guard, then transferred some troops stationed at the East Sea passes and set out with them to quell the rebellion.
During this campaign, Zi Shou fully displayed the might of his imperial authority and revealed extraordinary talent as a military commander.
He soon eliminated a rebellion that might otherwise have erupted and captured King Pingling alive.
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