The battle scene beneath the tree had calmed. The Brocade Guard used carriages to transport water from the Yuquan River. Tipping over the barrels, the water splashed out onto the street, cleaning away the dust and blood in an instant, leaving behind wet, clean paving stones.
Brocade Guards stood guard all around, and officials from the relevant offices all moved to quell the disturbance in the surrounding houses, so nothing unusual occurred in the T-shaped alley. The rear stone wall had been temporarily patched up. In a short space of time, the arbitrator basically had to make things the same as they were before.
The palace did not want word of this incident to get out. After all, wanting to frame Shang Shanhu for Tan Wu's heroic death was somewhat difficult. And besides, one had to consider the attitude of the military. So for the time being, they prepared to cover up the matter.
