Zhao Douan shifted his hips back, sitting back to his original position, as the lifted corner of the carriage curtain fell back down.
"Is this the Emperor's intention?" He locked his gaze firmly on the person across the small furnace in the carriage.
Yuann Li, holding the Jade Ruyi, lightly tapped the lever on the side of the furnace, instantly a stream of air surged in, and the flames inside the furnace brightened: "Indeed."
Zhao Douan took a deep breath, leaning slightly forward: "Why?"
The Big Qingyi calmly said, "This year-end, Zhao Shixiong, stationed on Yunfu Road, did not return."
On the surface, this remark seemed to lack context, but Zhao Douan, with a keen mind, immediately grasped the implied meaning:
"Is the Emperor uneasy about the generals commanding troops at the border?"
Yuann Li neither confirmed nor denied, merely saying:
