Lan Yingwu brought with him an imperial edict that contained two parts. One part was a reward for Ye Lingyue's meritorious service in quelling the rebellion at Purple Bamboo Ridge, and the other was an order for Ye Lingyue to replace Emperor Xia in attending Emperor Beiqing's twentieth-year enthronement celebration ceremony next month.
The inevitable still arrived.
Ye Lingyue inwardly despised Wu Zhong, not knowing if that guy was a prophet or simply had a crow's mouth, but his predictions were always accurate.
"Foster father, must I attend the celebration? Doesn't Daxia have plenty of people with more illustrious identities than me to go? Like foster father or Uncle Nie," Ye Lingyue hesitated, and she even had her excuses ready, as Mercenary City had just stabilized and there was still a vast tract of land in Purple Bamboo Ridge that needed to be developed.
