He looked towards the person in front of the desk.
Lu Tong sat in the great hall of the Palace Marshal's Mansion, before a long wooden table that was broad and heavy, just like the chairs. Sitting there, she seemed delicately out of place, yet her expression was as calm and composed as ever.
It rather made a group of Imperial Guards look foolish and oafish by comparison.
Pei Yunmeng held his forehead and sighed.
"Come in, Doctor Lu," he said, "I have something to tell you."
...
Lu Tong followed Pei Yunmeng into the inner room.
There was no one inside.
Apparently, this room was where Pei Yunmeng dealt with official documents, furnished very simply—a large Purple Sandalwood Polished Heart Long Desk stood under the window, with a pair of huali wooden chairs padded with brocaded cushions on each side.
