Lin Changqing smiled and continued his leisurely ride through Capital City atop Golden Radiance.
Meanwhile, in the Imperial Study of the Imperial Palace.
After hearing the report from his personal eunuch, Su Gan's face broke into a delighted smile.
"Prince Wu'an has emerged from seclusion? And he agreed to attend tonight's Celebration Banquet?"
He sprang up from the Dragon Throne and paced back and forth across the hall.
"Good! Good! Excellent!"
"Quick, pass down My decree. Have the Imperial Kitchen raise tonight's banquet to the highest standard!"
"Use only the finest spiritual ingredients for every dish, and replace the spirit wine with the thousand-year vintage I've been saving!"
"Also, send word to all the ministers at once. They are to attend tonight's banquet on time. Not a single one may be absent!"
The old eunuch quickly bowed and withdrew from the Imperial Study.
Su Gan sat back on the Dragon Throne and lightly tapped his fingers on the Dragon Desk.
After his delight came a thoughtful look.
At tonight's Celebration Banquet, he had to find the right moment to propose a marriage alliance to Prince Wu'an.
But he still wasn't sure how to bring it up...
If he was too blunt, he feared Prince Wu'an would take offense.
If he was too subtle, Prince Wu'an might not understand what he meant.
Most importantly... this had to be settled as soon as possible.
Over the past few days, the astonishing tale of Lin Changqing reaching Martial Saint Peak at the age of twenty had already spread throughout the Great Yu Dynasty.
Now it had even reached the neighboring dynasties.
Great Yan, Great Zhou, Great Xia, and even the more distant Great Qing Dynasty had all sent envoys to investigate.
On top of that, Lin Changqing had recently wiped out every branch