The next morning, Prince Duan sent someone with a message, summoning Zheng Nianru to leave the palace. However, the weather was scorchingly hot, and Zheng Nianru did not want to go out.
"Commandery Princess, think of it as a chance to clear your mind. The maids have heard that because of the Empress Dowager's birthday, many Aristocratic Families from outside the capital have returned to Zheng Capital with their children. I hear that Ximen Yuyan, the most talented woman in Zheng Capital, has already arrived in the Imperial City," Xing Yu reported this as if it were fresh news. The thing that was most talked about in the palace was the Shiping Aristocratic Clan. This was one of the most powerful Aristocratic Families in Nanzheng State, standing tall through several dynastic changes and still holding one-third of the government's power.
