After the morning court was dismissed, the civil and military officials were not in a hurry to return to their respective offices. Instead, they gathered in twos and threes as they walked out.
Bai Yugang was originally a military general, but unexpectedly, upon reaching middle age, he began to revere literature. In those years, he mingled closely with the civil servants and gradually distanced himself from the military generals. Now that the man was gone, both sides felt lukewarm towards him. After the memorial services, he merely became a subject of their idle chatter.
"Bai Yugang favored those pedantic scholars back then, but in the end, he became their laughingstock," Cao Xiangqian sighed. "Now everyone is guessing whether the Holy Emperor will let Prince Bai inherit Marquis Bai's position or demote the title upon succession."
Zhou Shixiong said, "...I think everyone is predicting the worst."
