On the first day of the first month in the thirtieth year of Cheng'an, the emperor issued an edict: he would tour Jiangnan and pay homage to his ancestors.
In the third month, the emperor toured Jiangnan with his second son. The prince took a commoner girl as his lover.
In the fourth month, Prince Jin's rebellion was exposed. Fire consumed Prince Jin's residence, and no one survived.
In the thirty-eighth year of Cheng'an, the emperor made his second son Crown Prince.
In the forty-third year of Cheng'an, the Crown Prince was deposed, and the emperor fell into a coma for a time.
In the forty-fourth year of Cheng'an, Emperor Cheng'an abdicated to Chonghua Palace, and his third son, Prince Qi, ascended the throne.
That same year, Emperor Chongde issued an edict ordering the sons of the nobility to train in the frontier army. Jia Jiu entered the Suzhou Guard of the Gansu Garrison as a junior officer.
In the winter of the third year of Chongde, snow fell heavily on the divine capital.
Jia Jiu, alone on horseback, fought her way through the Earl's residence.
