As dusk approached, the corners of the Forbidden City were tinged with a golden glow from the setting sun, yet this could not mask the grim, murderous atmosphere within the palace walls.
Inside a remote palace, flickering candlelight cast a dim and oppressive shadow across the room.
This ought to have been one of the most favored and luxurious palaces in the deep recesses of the court, but now it had long since fallen into ruin.
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