Two days later.
As the capital of an empire, Heaven Dou City had always enjoyed a pleasant climate. Even now, in the depths of winter, only light snow fell from the sky, leaving a thin layer on the ground, and the weather was not particularly cold.
Weather like this was excellent. Lighting a stove indoors and lazily reading in a reclining chair would undoubtedly have been a wonderful way to spend it.
Qian Renxue was enjoying just such a wonderful moment. She had just finished half a day of state affairs and was savoring a brief respite during her midday break. This was probably the only time of day when she did not have to worry about being disturbed.
Today, however, someone came to interrupt her leisure.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince! An urgent dispatch from the Northern Fortress! Please review it." A knight in armor rushed in, dropped to one knee before her reclining chair, and presented a document.
Qian Renxue had been dozing, but she was not angry at the sudden interruption. She simply stood, took the document envelope from his hands, and said somewhat helplessly, "Lin Yun, how many times have I told you? As my knight commander, you need composure and depth. What sort of conduct is this, always rushing about like a whirlwind?"
After the trip to Star Dou Town, she had naturally replaced her original knight commander and, along the way, brought fresh blood into the entire Knight Order. Almost all the hundred people now serving under her were talented commoners promoted from the bottom.
To the traditional aristocracy, this was undoubtedly an unwelcome signal. Thus, despite being the Crown Prince, she was not courted by the nobles. The fourth prince, Xue Beng, on the other hand, was useless but got along exceedingly well