The Empress's words carried a multitude of emotions, and Pei Zhan looked up at her, then nodded deeply in agreement.
After she left, the Emperor also retracted his gaze, directing it towards Pei Zhan's face.
The complexity within was such that Pei Zhan couldn't understand it for a moment.
...
Since the previous imperial decree from the Emperor, instructing the Ministry of War to investigate the true situation in the northwest, many military generals in the court had already caught wind of it. This time, several generals and officials from the Ministry of War and Ministry of Revenue were summoned into the palace, and everyone understood that something must have happened again over there in the northwest, although it remained relatively calm.
