In the imperial city of Great Zhou, the night sky draped like a curtain.
The Phoenix Luan Hall was still brightly lit.
Through jade stairs and pearl curtains, whiffs of perfume wafted from the purple-gold beast furnace, green smoke curling slowly.
An old eunuch with snowy temples sought audience with Her Majesty the Empress. It wasn't until after a long wait that the inner servant announced his arrival and he stepped into the great hall.
The ruler of a country, Empress Lu Yunzhi of Great Zhou, dressed in a Fierce Fire Dragon Robe, fastened her hair with a Hairpin of Dragon Dancing to Phoenix's Song. She sat cross-legged on a cushion, surrounded by piles of paper scrolls and case briefs that stacked up like mountains on her desk. Holding the Vermilion Brush and annotating a variety of Jade Slips, she frowned slightly at the old eunuch's sudden intrusion.
"Eunuch He, what brings you to me? You may discuss state affairs with the Prime Minister."
"Your Majesty..."
