The Land of Extreme North, the northernmost land under heaven, was blanketed in snow, with snowflakes drifting without end all year round.
Deep within the Land of Extreme North, countless palaces wandered among a range of mountains surrounded by heavy snow.
Inside one of the palaces, a silver-haired woman stared blankly at a mirror.
On the table before the dressing mirror lay a man's robe and a small statue of a woman.
The woman stared at the robe and statue. The tip of her nose stung, and a few tears circled in her eyes before she forced them back. Biting her lip, she looked as though she were enduring immense heartache.
Had Zhong Shan been here, he would certainly have flown into a rage. Who had made Bei Qing Si so heartbroken?
The woman sitting before the dressing table was none other than the Great Zheng Empress, Bei Qing Si.
Behind Bei Qing Si, two maids carefully combed her hair.
"Young Palace Master, we haven't seen you smile in so long," one maid said with a frown.
"That's right, Young Palace Master. I remember that whenever you looked at this robe and statue before, you always wore a blissful smile. Why are you so sad now?" the other maid asked.
Bei Qing Si ignored them, her mood utterly wretched.
"Young Palace Master, do you know? When you first arrived, Xiao Mei and I were stunned. How could there be such a beautiful woman in this world? No one in the Ice God Palace could compare with you!" the first maid hurriedly changed the subject.
"That's right. Ah, no, the Palace Master is beautiful too!" The other maid immediately realized she had misspoken and hurriedly corrected herself.
"Ah, yes, yes, the Palace Master. The Palace Master is the most beautiful, and