The day after Wang Xian left, the emperor, the Grand General, and Princess Wang Jialan awoke from their slumber.
The monarch and his ministers had broken through their realms in a dream, which was nothing worth fussing over.
After all, the emperor had witnessed life and death, while the Grand General's severed arm had recovered halfway in the dream, leaving him especially excited.
What the two found most unbelievable, however, was that the princess had actually broken through in the dream. Without undergoing a tribulation, she had become a Spirit Transformation cultivator.
Just as the princess was shaken and uneasy, Qiu Mingyu accompanied Prince Duan into the palace and appeared before the emperor.
She silently handed Wang Xian's letter to the emperor. Before that, the old eunuch had already told His Majesty of the Prince of Zhennan's decision.
After seeing this letter as well, the emperor finally made up his mind.
Jingjing said quietly, "The Prince of Zhennan said that Yu Wen poisoned himself and died in prison, just as I died beneath the heavenly tribulation. The barbarian revolt ends here. No one is to mention it again."
Then he looked at Prince Duan and said, "Draft the decree: ennoble the Second Prince, Wang Yu'an, as the lord of Humen Pass. He is to set out within three days... and may not return to the imperial city for ten years!"
"Keep the Prince of Zhennan's estate. Since Wang Xian said so, then leave that place to Miss Nalan... The estate's Attendants will remain unchanged. Everything proceeds as before."
Qiu Mingyu was first stunned when she heard this.
Then she smiled faintly. "Your Majesty is wise."
Prince Duan could not understand. Frowning, he asked, "The Second Prince has done nothing wrong. Why punish him by sending him to Humen Pass?"
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