In the Royal Palace of Taiyuan Prefecture.
The concubines were all huddled in the grand hall, crying together.
Before Gao Yu arrived at the Eight States, all his offspring had perished in the chaos of war. After settling in Taiyuan Prefecture, he only had one son, now just twelve years old.
When Gao Yu personally led the campaign, he instructed the high officials to assist the Crown Prince, but the young prince, both tender and timid, fell into panic upon hearing of the turmoil in the Imperial City, unable to helm the situation in a crisis.
It was only when Gao Yu returned to the city that the Crown Prince saw his father's bedraggled state, leaving only fear on his young face.
Gao Yu, meeting his son's gaze, realized that no member of the Gao family could support him anymore; if he fell, the last flicker of the Gao Dynasty would also extinguish.
