Zhao Qiao'Er and Song Meiqin, with the help of a crowd of wet nurses and servants, often gathered to play with their children.
Lu Yuan cultivated in a side room, and Su Liyan would occasionally practice as well.
Gu Ziye was the most carefree of them all. She loved to travel, and with a retinue of Mansion Guards accompanying her, she remained safe and sound.
Several months of this peaceful life passed in a flash.
One day, a flurry of urgent hoofbeats shattered the tranquility of Taiping City.
A general clad in Battle Armor rode a tall warhorse, leading a troop of elite cavalry at breakneck speed toward the Lu Mansion in Taiping City.
The general swung himself off his horse and strode quickly up the steps to the Lu Mansion.
The few Gatekeepers before the Lu Mansion's entrance naturally recognized the man. It was their master's good friend, Gu Gaoxu, the second son of King Yan.
A Gatekeeper bowed to Gu Gaoxu. "Please wait a moment, Lord Gu. I'll go announce you!"
