"Is brother really coming back?"
This was the seventh time today Miss Tang had asked.
"Really, really!" Tang Xiaobai answered somewhat wearily.
On the 23rd of November, the third day after the victorious news from the Yingsuo River arrived, another batch of messengers reached Tingzhou—perhaps eager to deliver the victory news, they even split into two groups to head to the capital.
The second batch of messengers brought a handwritten memorial from Duke Yan, Tang Shigong.
This time, though the Emperor had learned not to have it read aloud in public, the memorial was still formally delivered to the Central Secretariat, went through several layers before finally reaching the Emperor's hands. Although the contents weren't widely proclaimed, those who needed to know were aware of it—
