Murong Qinchen learned from Xie Daoyun that the emperor of Great Jin had granted her mother, elder brother, and clansmen residences in Jiankang. Her elder brother Murong Wei had been enfeoffed as Marquis of Xinxing. Xinxing was in Cangwu Commandery in Guangzhou, but Murong Wei naturally could not go to Guangzhou and merely lived in Jiankang as a displaced nobleman. Kezuhun Yi had been appointed Minister of the Imperial Stud; Murong Chui, General Who Champions the Army and Marquis of Bintu; Murong Ling, Middle General Who Directs the Army; Murong Kai, Middle General Who Upholds Righteousness; Murong De, General Who Extends Might; and Murong Chen, General Who Proclaims Might. All members of the Murong imperial clan had been granted the privilege of attending court, but theirs were empty titles and idle posts. Though they held generals' ranks, they had no soldiers to command. Instead, renowned ministers of Former Yan such as Huangfu Zhen, Li Hong, Shen Shao, Liang Chen, and Feng Heng had received substantive appointments as Secretariat gentlemen, Gentlemen of the Three Offices, and Attendants-in-Ordinary-
Clearly, life in Jiankang was not entirely to the liking of Murong Wei and the other princes and nobles of Former Yan. Still, they had at least preserved their lives, and the Jin sovereign and his ministers treated them with courtesy. Murong Qinchen sighed, thinking that this was all they could hope for. Then she thought that if Chen Caozhi's position were a little higher, he ought to be better able to offer her mother and elder brother some protection-
These days, Murong Qinchen and Xie Daoyun had been getting along fairly harmoniously. Murong Qinchen sincerely admired Xie Daoyun, whose vast learning and powerful memory made her seem to know everything. Seeing how effortlessly Xie Daoyun helped Chen Caozhi handle official business filled Murong