Exiting the Imperial Study, Ling Hua took a deep breath of relief.
To her, the Imperial Study was akin to Ghost Gate Pass; every visit to the palace for an audience was like walking through Ghost Gate Pass once again.
She wouldn't visit the palace and the Imperial Study unless necessary, but every year, there were inevitably several significant matters that required her attention, compelling her to make several trips. Though she wouldn't lose a chunk of flesh, she would certainly shed a layer of skin.
This time, too, she had shed a layer of skin, for she had effectively sold out Black Thirteen of Green Forest to curry favor with Liangzhou General Zhou Wu.
Black Thirteen would surely hold this against her!
