Su Jinhuan traced her fingers lightly over the mottled handwriting on the imperial decree. Moonlight cast fragmented shadows across the paper, as if reflecting the hidden undercurrents raging within the imperial court.
The crying of the young child in her arms gradually subsided. The members of the Pei Family kept a vigilant watch all around them, the dust stirred up by the collapse of the secret passage still lingering in the air.
"Commandery Princess, this imperial decree..." Pei Mingyuan lowered his voice, his eyes filled with deep worry. Su Jinhuan raised her eyes to look at the towering palace walls, which stood in the night like a silent, majestic beast.
Chapter 127