Inside Yaoguang Palace, the bed curtains rustled, the sound echoing through the silent hall. After a long while, the movement gradually ceased.
Zhang Chengyan flung the curtains aside and shouted, "Someone, bring in the ice basins!" His voice was laced with an irritable heat.
"At once!" Yingxia replied, keeping her head lowered as she hurried into the hall with an ice basin. Even with the Emperor before her, she dared not glance up. There was a strict rule in Yaoguang Palace: one must never steal a look at the Emperor, let alone attempt to seduce him. Anyone who defied this would be mercilessly destroyed by Jin Weige, no matter the cost.
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