In the tranquil palace hall, two figures stood and knelt respectively. As the candlelight swayed, the old eunuch guarding outside unconsciously glanced within, a barely perceptible smile curling at his lips.
"So what if she's the foremost talented woman of the Soaring Sky Dynasty? Before the Second Prince, no amount of pride will do her any good. A woman ought to fulfill the role a woman ought to fulfill."
The old eunuch thought silently. As one of the Second Prince's aides, Li Yueqing had never gotten along with him.
Ji Liuyun was someone he had watched grow up. The two had met back when he served the Noble Consort. As Ji Liuyun's most trusted man, his position had been threatened ever since Li Yueqing arrived.
Of course, that was only a minor issue. Since the Noble Consort's fall, he had been the second most important figure in the prince's residence. With something like Li Yueqing, all it took was a suggestion from him to send her off to the Jiang Family.
Thus, such a threat was never something he cared much about.
But Li Yueqing was far too arrogant. What kind of damned talented woman was she? Before the Second Prince, didn't she still have to kneel? Those eyes that looked down on everything were simply hateful to behold. So giving her a little trouble now and then was nothing more than what she deserved.
As the rustling sounds within the palace gradually subsided, Ji Liuyun, clad in a white python robe, regained his composure. His face remained stern as ever, as though the man who had just committed those frenzied acts had not been him at all.
"A storm is coming. Heavenly Demon Bai Yu—did he come here because of the grudge with the Sword Burial Sect?"
"What a