When Xie Xun returned after the coronation ceremony, his steps were hurried. Even though the guards had assured him that Fengyu was safe and sound, Xie Xun feared they might be lying—he had to see Fengyu with his own eyes, or he wouldn't be at ease. It seemed Fengyu also understood his feelings and had not left the Imperial Palace, staying in a side hall and reading letters from Ningzhou.
The urgent dispatch from Ningzhou arrived at Xie Xun's desk first. The Ningzhou Iron Cavalry sent fifty thousand troops from Ningzhou and another ten thousand from Salt City, totaling sixty thousand heading toward the Capital City. Judging by the timing, they should arrive in a few days. Yuwen Jing was dead, and Xie Xun could control the situation, so Fengyu wasn't overly anxious. She reckoned that by the time the Ningzhou Iron Cavalry arrived, Ruyi would arrive as well.
