After Qi Haoran announced the decree, it was already July when he returned to Ju Prefecture.
Lord Yunnan, the former Emperor of Dali, had officially submitted credentials to become a vassal state of Great Qi and was willing to offer his only daughter, the eldest princess, to the Emperor. This time, Qi Xiuyuan did not refuse. Instead, he directly conferred her the title of Consort Xian, making her the head of the four concubines.
If Duan Yuqing was to marry the Emperor, she had to return to Dali and get married from Dali. Therefore, Mu Yangling helped her pack her things and Little Madam Xia came to send her off.
It was strange. Though Duan Yuqing lived in the General's Residence and interacted more with Mu Yangling, she had become closer with Little Madam Xia.
