The next day, on the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Though it wasn't yet time for evening moon-gazing, the streets and alleys of Celestial Capital City were already adorned with lanterns and streamers. A festive atmosphere enveloped everyone, and even the beggars on the street wore more smiles. After all, during the holidays, people were happy to give a few extra coins in exchange for a blessing.
But some people were destined to be unhappy today.
"Lord Pingyang, are we... are we really going to arrest Tang Zhi?" Gao Xi followed behind Pei Shaoqing with a group of subordinates, his expression tense and uneasy.
He never dreamed that Pei Shaoqing would actually use Tang Zhi as a scapegoat to close the case. That was the son of the current Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites! And it was rumored that Tang Fei might even be appointed to the Grand Secretariat.
