Chapter 101

After the morning greetings concluded, the group began to head back in twos and threes. An Lingrong kept pondering one specific matter; besides the Empress mentioning that they would be heading to the Yuanmingyuan Garden a month earlier than usual, there seemed to be something else. What was it? There were so many things on her mind that she couldn't quite recall it for a moment. Baoying supported her by the arm as they walked. Noble Lady Fucha, walking beside them, appeared quite excited. Finally, they would be able to go out and breathe some fresh air. It had been such a difficult time; although they had only been in the palace for little more than half a year, it felt as though they had been stuck there for over a decade—so dull and uninteresting.