Inside the Golden Throne Hall, nine dragon-wrapped pillars supported the vaulted ceiling, and golden bricks paved the floor, exuding a solemn and majestic atmosphere.
Upon the massive coiling-dragon golden chair, Emperor Xia Hong sat in a bright yellow dragon robe, wearing a crown with twelve strings of pearls hanging down. The beaded curtain obscured the greater part of his face, revealing only his tightly pressed thin lips and a hard-lined jaw.
He appeared calm as he listened to the officials below report on state affairs, but the fingers resting on the armrests of the dragon chair were unconsciously and lightly tapping against the cold gold, betraying a trace of undetectable inner agitation.
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