Yun Chi left the Imperial Governance Hall and went to Ninghe Palace.
Along the way, he thought about the Emperor's words, "Securing Hua Yan is the fortune of the Yun Family."
Indeed, without her, many things would not have gone so smoothly, from the former Emperor to his father. The former Emperor also governed with gentle methods, and his father, in addition to being gentle and benevolent, was further weakened by his frail health. Thus, for decades, Nanchu had been quietly rotting away in the shadows.
Before he started his regency, he hadn't conducted any investigations. At that time, he also thought that there was peace under heaven, but after the Chuanhe Valley flood disaster, he no longer felt that way. He realized that Nanchu was not as bright and prosperous as it appeared on the surface; it was like a paper tiger.
He thought to himself, that gradually, he would pierce through the paper tiger and remold it into a real tiger forged of iron.
