Inside the bedchamber of the Qianqing Palace, medicinal incense burned in a censer, filling the entire room with a swirling haze.
Beside the dragon bed, a slender figure stood in quiet stillness. Her features were exquisite and her expression solemn, like a statue of Guanyin; she looked down at the man on the bed with calm, peaceful eyes.
When Emperor Qingyuan opened his eyes from his coma, this was the scene he beheld.
Chapter 42