Autumn arrived, and time seemed to fly by quickly. Several days passed in a flash, and as we entered the Longevity Festival Month, Shangjing gradually saw more people wearing foreign attire. Some were envoys coming to pay tribute, while others were traders accompanying the delegations.
Since August, Emperor Chu had caught an epidemic, his health was compromised, although fortunately it turned out to be a false alarm. Nevertheless, it took quite a bit of time for him to recuperate to eighty or ninety percent of his former self. Even so, the political situation in the court was turbulent, with everyone speculating feverishly about the imperial succession.
After all, the matter of appointing the Crown Prince had been talked about for several years, but it had been delayed again and again. With the recent scare involving the Emperor, it seemed that the Crown Prince should be appointed soon, right?
