You Province, You Province City, White Tiger Platform Governor's Residence...
The Governor's Residence guest master, who hailed from Huaiyuan Hall, held a golden invitation in his hand as he hurried through corridor after corridor and reception hall after reception hall within the residence, finally arriving at Crêpe Myrtle Hall, where the Governor rested and received visitors.
"Is the Governor receiving guests at the moment?" the guest master quietly asked the guard stationed outside Crêpe Myrtle Hall.
The guard whispered something into the guest master's ear. The guest master drew a breath, watched his nose, his nose watched his heart, and quietly waited outside Crêpe Myrtle Hall for a summons...
Whoever the Governor was meeting at this moment carried enough weight, whether in Huaiyuan Hall or You Province, to make him wait obediently here without daring to act rashly.
It was August, and the crêpe myrtles in the flowerbeds outside Crêpe Myrtle Hall were in full bloom. Bees and butterflies fluttered about them, the scene alive with color and fragrance. Because the Governor favored crêpe myrtles, believing them rich yet never coquettish, great numbers of the flowers had been planted in this garden of the White Tiger Platform Governor's Residence three years ago. This reception hall had also been renamed Crêpe Myrtle Hall, becoming the place where the Governor received those close to him and his trusted confidants.
Within the You Province Governor's Residence, being received by the Governor in Bright Hall or in Crêpe Myrtle Hall carried entirely different meanings.
After governing You Province for four years, Zhang Taixuan had, through deft methods and a blend of favor and authority, established his own gubernatorial prestige throughout You Province. Huaiyuan Hall had also cemented its position as the foremost clan in You Province. Some of the rules within the Governor's Residence