Spiritual Energy Release

Zhou Residence

Zhou Licheng had just returned from the government office. He had changed into a moon-white silk robe, shed his black gauze official hat, and put on a pair of thousand-layer soles. He had planned to head out again after lunch, but as he stood holding a teacup and taking a few leisurely turns, he saw the steward hurry in from outside.

"Master, something has happened in the Capital City!" the steward said in a low voice when he reached him.

"What happened?" As a Subordinate Third Rank Minister of the Court of Imperial Provision and an Academician of the Academy of Scholarly Worthies, Lord Zhou's information network was hardly slow. Yet no matter how he thought about it, he could not imagine what major event could have occurred in the Capital City lately to warrant such a report from the steward.

If it concerned his own household, then judging by the steward's expression, there was only shock and gossip, not the slightest worry. Clearly, it was not that.

Too lazy to keep guessing, he simply listened to the steward's report.

"The Shao Residence sent someone to inform us and told me to report to you, Master. They said the Clan Court had received an imperial decree ordering them to immediately discuss a suitable name for a member of the imperial clan and prepare the ceremony for returning to the clan..."

"A member of the imperial family returning to the clan?" Lord Zhou was already stunned by this point.

Could His Majesty have some lost pearl in the vast sea? But ever since ascending the throne, the Emperor had scarcely taken a step outside the Capital City. If he had a woman in the Capital City, she would surely have been taken into the harem.

Or perhaps one of