Chapter 53 When Jealousy Appears

• "After that much-anticipated speech throughout the Forbidden City, things had settled into an unusually calm state, as if the entire event with the dragons and the carnage against innocent people had been suspended in mid-air. Everyone was thrilled to see their Emperor returning stronger to his duties to take charge of all of China.
• The exact city or village from which the enemy attack came on that gray afternoon was not certain. To conclude that bad phase, everything had diminished after the death of An, the Empress. Investigating the root cause of that catastrophe had become the daily routine, especially for Shun, the crown prince, who held much more responsibility regarding these matters.
• On that same day of the speech, the three brothers finally went together to pay their respects where their mother's ashes lay. They spent at least three hours in deep prayer, apologizing to their mother for not being present on the day of her burial, except for Jin, who had been there but was grateful they were together again.