"Thank you, Your Highness, for your generosity." Lin Miao expressed his gratitude, knowing that even if it wasn't genuine, he had to pretend; it was the way of survival.
"Dear Mr. Lin, on this return journey, I fear I will not be able to visit Dongshan again. Only after walking down here did I realize the hardships of the common people. Previously, even though I resided in the palace, what I saw and heard were from the reports of my subordinates. Even when venturing outside the palace, the routes were fixed, and what I could see was merely the bustling capital, yet beneath that prosperity, what I saw..."
"Has the Crown Prince never traveled incognito?"
"In my position, how many are watching over me—do I have such an opportunity?" Zhao Yuanze chuckled at himself.
"Then how did you manage to sneak past so many spies and leave the capital for Dongshan this time?"
