Another half a year passed after Xiao Shi's death and Xiao Mo took command of the Northern Wilderness Army.
During this half-year, aside from occasional skirmishes on the border, most of the Qin Kingdom remained quite peaceful. In fact, many commoners had even forgotten that the kingdom was currently at war with several other nations.
Meanwhile, there was still little progress regarding the matter of the Qin Kingdom's Crown Prince.
The ministers continued to recommend the heirs of various princes with royal blood, but the Sovereign of Qin accepted none of them.
The position of Crown Prince remained vacant.
Some court officials speculated that His Majesty wanted to father another Prince to groom for the throne.
Others even guessed that His Majesty was waiting for the Frost King and the Third Princess, Qin Siyao, to have a grandson who could then inherit the throne.
But the Frost King and the Third Princess were not even married yet.
