Chapter 66

The next day, as soon as Pei Hengyu took his seat on the throne in Zhaohua Hall, someone entered Yuhe Palace. Sima Tianze, having disguised his appearance and dressed in the standard garb of a low-ranking eunuch, knelt on one knee before the dais and said, "Your subordinate Sima Tianze pays his respects to Your Highness!" Yuwen Junan snapped his eyes open. He was not required to attend the morning court sessions, and being at an age that craved sleep, he usually stayed in bed until Pei Hengyu was nearly finished with court before rising. Having tossed and turned until the latter half of the night, he was in a deep sleep, but as no one was permitted to enter the inner chamber without authorization, the moment Sima Tianze entered, he had woken up.