Inside Yangxin Hall, a fierce wind carrying heavy raindrops lashed against the carved wooden lattice windows, creating a dense, rattling clatter.
The dragon saliva incense in the gilded beast-head censer had long been soaked through by the damp air, and the Emperor reclined lazily on the sandalwood dragon chair, his fingertips tapping rhythmically against the armrest.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, the Zhennan Prince's Estate..." Duke Xiao knelt in the center of the hall, the hem of his official robe already soaked through by rainwater seeping in through the crack of the door, leaving a dark, spreading stain on the cyan jade floor tiles.
Chapter 114