At the first break of dawn, the chill light filtered through the carved wooden window lattice of the study in the Estate of the Marquis Suppressing the North, casting long, slender patches of light upon the floor.
Qin Lie stood before the window with his hands behind his back, his dark everyday attire making his figure appear all the more straight and upright, like an isolated mountain peak.
Outside the window was the bustling noise of the Imperial Capital just awakening, with carriages and horses rumbling and voices gradually rising.
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