Translator's note: This chapter is belated, as life got away from me. Thank you all for your patience. -  Jiang Changbai didn't pay her any attention; in an instant, her gaze swept past her, and shifted to look at Xie Qianbing. "What's the situation outside the Palace?" With a fight at the Imperial Palace's gates, the capital most certainly was affected. In comparison to interrogating Wu Lianyi, clearly knowing first about the situation in the city was more important. And Xie Qianbing had come here from her residence, and naturally understood best. Luckily, almost no worry appeared on Xie Qianbing's face. "Responding to Bixia, the might of the rebel forces ought to not be much, and adding on that the capital hasn't been stable in the past dozen or so years, the people are all experienced. On the way here, this minister only saw that the doors and windows of all the houses were closed securely, and there was barely anyone on the streets. But there ...