The Imperial Study, long dark, was suddenly illuminated once more.
The palace attendants waiting outside were stifling yawns when, suddenly, a thunderous roar erupted from within. The Emperor was known for his mild temper, and as both his subject and close friend, the Marquis of Zhenbei had never before provoked such a fury.
"Huo Yanxing, have you grown bold? You dare break into the palace gates in the dead of night claiming there is urgent military intelligence? Is this your so-called intelligence? Do you take me for a three-year-old child? I ordered you to investigate the Beiyan spies, and this is the trash you dare present to me?"
Chapter 129