The next day, before going to the royal court for the morning session, Zheng Liang ordered Gu Lan to arrange a meeting between the "crazy" woman and Yang Ning.
While Zheng Liang was away for the royal court session, Yang Ning followed Gu Lan to the underground dungeon on the rear side of the palace.
The prison was located a considerable distance from the main palace premises, and Yang Ning had to walk quite a distance to reach it. It was her first time coming to a place like this, and she had no idea such a place existed within the palace's bounds. It felt like a hidden world within the palace itself.
The dungeon felt like a world removed from daylight, its dim corners only slightly brightened by the glow of a few candles. While the morning sun shone brightly outside, here, an unyielding darkness persisted.
