The moon shines so brightly in the night sky. The entire imperial palace is serene only to be interrupted with hurried steps of an imperial official. It was Princess Yin Xiulan's trusted subordinate and confidant, Lieutenant General Liu Chen. His sweat is forming on his forehead and his heartbeat is getting faster as he gets closer to the Lotus Hall. It's either because he's running as fast as he could or he's nervous about how the princess general would react once she learns that the Empress disappeared in the princess' room back at the Department of Justice. Meanwhile, in the Lotus Hall, Prince Yin Wenyan, Princess Yin Xiulan, and Eunuch Xu Zhengming are present. Emperor Yin Renshu was secretly transported into the emperor's hall. And in there, he is peacefully sleeping. Regaining the energy he lost. The three are silently sitting on the round table in the middle of the hall. No one speaks, and the awkward atmosphere around them seems unbreakable. E

The empress lost her consciousness and her body fell down on the cold floor once again as soon as Eunuch Yu made his way into the secret room through the roof.The empress dowager's eyes are nailed at the eunuch. Eunuch Ye Feng was dead many years ago yet some of his facial features remained and stayed the same when he was still alive. The only difference is that he was overflowing with life back then and now, his face contains no emotion at all.Memories start to flash in the empress dowager's mind.Back in her younger years, she often met him in the night market. Ye Feng came from a family of merchants and she on the other hand came from a clan of cultivators. They move in different worlds and they could only meet at night where the Ye family opens their business and when she's on her way back from hunting.If there's one thing they have in common, it's the love for music.She still remembers how the garden in Xue Sect looked like in the old time

"We can't use poison on the emperor as it will probably arise new rumors against us. I still care about my image and reputation so we must be careful." The grand empress dowager said that dragged the empress dowager back to reality.She got her mind flooded with the memories of the past that she did not notice that she's already spacing out. Many years have passed but her anger and resentment never faded. The empress dowager believes that everything comes with a price regardless of whoever the person is in question. May that person be as low as Eunuch Ye, or as high as the Grand Empress Dowager. However, she can't let her feelings get in her way towards her sweet revenge. She must be patient, endure it a little more, and suppress it a little longer. She feels that the justice she's been waiting for is now coming after all.The grand empress dowager looks down at the unconscious empress on the floor indifferently. She looks at her like she's some disposable tool that ca

"I'm really sorry, your majesty! Please forgive me! Please forgive me!" Eunuch Xu pleaded as he kneels before Prince Yin Wenyan. The prince, on the other hand, forces a smile. "I told you, you don't have to apologize. I understand, Eunuch Xu." He tried to help him rise to his feet multiple times but the eunuch refuses to get up and continues to ask for forgiveness. Xu Zhengming shakes his head as his hold on the other's robe tightens. The eunuch is very thankful that the emperor or is now in a good mood. If it happens that he's in the bad mood at this moment, his majesty might point his sword at him again. In just a couple of hours from now, it would be daybreak already. The princess general has long retired in her quarters. Her brother, Prince Yin Wenyan, remained in the Lotus Hall, looking after Xu Zhengming until he regains his consciousness. When the eunuch sucked enough blood from the prince earlier, his aggressiveness faded, and suddenly fell un

[This is set somewhere in time within the novel]Princess Yin Xiulan's everyday life is almost the same as any other day. Her duties for today are almost the same as yesterday's and probably almost the same as tomorrow. First thing in the morning, she goes to the Department of War and Defense for the daily gathering of her subordinates in the imperial army. During this period of time, the imperial soldiers and guards will assemble for everyday inspection and morning exercises. Here, she personally observes these men execute what needs to execute and punish the ones who need to get punished.She shows no mercy and seems hot-headed even though it's still early in the morning. Despite the princess general's temper, these men don't have any objections. Not because they're afraid of what might happen to them if they dare to disobey the general but because they sincerely believe that all of these are essential to becoming a better soldier than yesterday. They think that this