Gu Changting arrived in Yinzhou.
Forced to.
He rode a horse that stumbled almost as much as he did, his official robe billowing in the wind. His complexion was sallow, hair in disarray, jade crown askew on his head, giving him a pitifully haggard look. He had lost a lot of weight too.
"This official, this official... could you slow down a bit..."
"Young Master, we're almost to Yinzhou, could you please hurry?"
"..."
Accompanying him, besides the Capital City's guards, was a squad of household soldiers from the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion.
——They all ran faster than him anyway.
Gu Changting reasonably suspected that when the Emperor's decree to appoint Prince Xiang had to be delivered to Yinzhou, the old folks at Honglu Temple and the Ministry of Rites, including his father, all took leave to avoid this task.
Thus, the responsibility of delivering the decree fell upon him.
He had never traveled such a long road nor ridden a horse for such a lengthy time in his life.
