The Commandery Princess left as quietly as she came.
Due to being busy handling the case's aftermath, Taicang Prefecture had no time for farewells.
That day, with the assistance of two hundred Iron Cavalry, Governor Sun stabilized the situation and came to seek Zhao Douan for a deep discussion about the future that evening.
The next day, as the weather cleared, Zhao Douan, under the complex gazes of the local officials, stood up to begin his journey back.
He had arrived with four carriages and was returning to the Capital in the same manner.
The only difference was, the Commandery Princess was no longer with him, replaced instead by two prisoner carts that confined the former governor Gao Lian and County Magistrate Wang Chusheng.
"Clatter clatter…"
At the city gate, he watched the imperial envoy team leave Taicang Prefecture under the escort of the cavalry, heading north back to the Capital.
The officials, led by Sun Xiaozhun, simultaneously breathed a sigh of relief.
