Ping He's land began to accommodate to the turning of the seasons.
Zheng and I went out on missions often, bringing only Nian Qu and Yi Liang. Beyond investigating the jade trade, the Assemblymen had begun to try their luck with Zheng once again.
We watched as the Crown Princess' father himself, Minister Guo, opened his manor doors to let the group of 10 merchants in.
Yi Liang and Nian Qu had tried to get into the manor as servants last week, successfully entering disguised.
I had never seen a nobleman in constant need for new servants. The Capital was full of ministerial manors, but Minister Guo had at least twice the number of servants than that of Han Manor.
Perhaps Minister Guo's love for showing off would be our chance to strike him where it hurt the most.
"You think they'll be alright in there?" I couldn't suppress the tone of worry.
