Emperor He Mo calmly sauntered on the courtyard of the Xihua Palace. He also observe the growing herbs along the pathway. Ye Shin and Jang Ji were quietly walking behind him.
While the morning sun started to show up above the horizon, a ruckus on the palace gate disturbed the peaceful atmosphere of the entire courtyard.
"Hutong Li Jie, you useless boy! Come out!" the spiteful voice thundered all over the place. Its tone was full of urgency and authority.
It was the military general of the Zhang Faction together with their additional reinforcements. At first, they planned to retreat but as the snow vanished, they returned and camped back outside the Xihua Palace gate.
The voice also startled Cui Xi who was examining his herbs not far from the palace gate. Xiang Le shook his head and massaged his ears.
