AURUM looked up at the jade pillars and golden tiled roof and she just couldn't help but let out a long sigh. The building in front was Fenghua Palace - the official residence of the Empress of Xing. Yesterday, a eunuch from this palace sent a personal invitation from the Empress inviting Aurum for an afternoon tea. The eunuch personally saw her happily eating snacks with Madame Lin. So they couldn't use the same ruse that she wasn't feeling well to decline the invitation. Thus, this situation.
She came here with two maidservants lent by Madame Lin, one of them was the madame's most trusted servant - Zi Yu. Her brother couldn't come with her because men we're not allowed inside the Imperial Harem. Unless if you're the Emperor, or his sons, or a eunuch. Aurum was not afraid to meet the Empress on her own. She just didn't want this to be another repeat of that shitty tea party.
