The two parted ways, and Zhao Douan stood in place leading his horse, watching Duke Tang's carriage wheels roll away in the cold wind until it disappeared.
In the distant carriage, Duke Tang shifted his lame leg to another position and leaned on the cushion, lost in thought. He suddenly said,
"Send someone to find out what Cao Mao is up to."
"Yes," replied the coachman.
"Also, look closely into that Cao Kedid. I've long heard that Cao Mao has raised a formidable adopted son. Quite interesting indeed."
"Yes," the coachman hesitated before asking, "What about the prisoner in the prison?"
"Don't worry about him."
"Alright."
From the start to the end, those who caught the eye of a great personage like Duke Tang were certainly not nameless nobodies like Lang Shiba.
...
Cao Kedid rode away from the imprisonment and headed straight for Duke Cao Mansion.
He left in a rage, seemingly eager to report the matter.
