In the midst of these birthday well-wishers, the two most distinguished guests were Prince Qi Jingyi, the Eighth Prince, and Prince Qi Jingrong, the Tenth Prince, who arrived two days later.
While this was a great honor for the Shen Family, it was also a double-edged sword. Anyone with even a slight understanding of court affairs clearly knew that these two men represented opposing factions engaged in an open and secret rivalry.
