Just as Song Ci said, the news of Xia Houzhe's death reached the ears of certain interested people outside the capital, and they all felt a sense of finality, thoroughly burying their past. They hid what needed to be hidden, changed their appearances, and no longer spoke of restoring the nation or supporting a new ruler.
As Chu Ze mentioned, the people from the old faction, who had remained since the time of Crown Prince Xia, had developed over the years, each with their own plans. Who can surpass the others when everyone is the same?
With the mentality of "if you can be the leader, why can't I?", everyone had their own calculations. Thus, the play couldn't be staged, and it was better to tacitly bury the past and each consider the future for their respective families.
Among the old faction, there were those who truly regarded Crown Prince Xia as their heaven and sighed deeply, but sighs were all they could offer, as they were helpless.
