Imperial Palace of Heaven Worship!
Though this was the most sprawling structure in the capital, filled with maidservants, imperial guards, and all manner of miscellaneous attendants, it always gave people a desolate, mournful feeling.
The Sealed Lord and Consort Mei sat facing each other in silence, yet the atmosphere grew ever more intense.
After a long while, the Sealed Lord sighed. "All alone in this world!"
"Sealed Lord, your plans are nearly complete. Why not go there and be the first to see Former Lady?"
Consort Mei asked curiously, her expression brimming with innocent purity.
Some had speculated that the Sealed Lord favored Consort Mei alone, treating her even more lavishly than all his other consorts combined, because of her distinctive temperament.
A peerless beauty like Consort Mei was the favorite of those who stood at the pinnacle of power.
"Ah, the nearer one gets to home, the more timid one becomes. I fear I am in much the same state of mind. I wish to see her, yet I fear that after waiting all these years, the one I find will not be the person I have longed for day and night!"
The Sealed Lord patiently explained, "The timid, indecisive part of my nature has influenced far too many crucial choices in my life."
"But I do not regret this matter, nor will I shrink back!"
"Even if I must stake the Fifty Provinces of the entire realm as the price, I am determined to see it through and sweep away every obstacle!"
At this point, the Sealed Lord wiped his hands and asked Consort Mei, "At such a critical time, I have brought no one else with me. Can you guess why I specifically brought you?"
"Perhaps because everyone else is useful, while I am the most useless?"