Marquis of Sui's Pearl

To those outside the inner palace, the imperial palace was a dragon's pool and a tiger's den.

Such a place inspired even greater awe than hidden realms and sacred lands.

The grand empress dowager, Emperor Jing, and the others within the inner palace were consequently shrouded in a touch of mystery.

Simply put, no one knew how powerful they were, and no one wanted to test their strength with their life.

The world focused its attention on Emperor Jing, but Jin Chang knew full well that the Great Han Dynasty's true top expert was the grand empress dowager, who lived in seclusion and rarely appeared.

This was not because Jin Chang had fought the grand empress dowager, but because the information had come from the King of Huainan.

As an important member of the imperial family, and moreover a vassal king who held real power over a territory spanning a thousand li, the King of Huainan knew the imperial family's true foundations and which people could not be provoked.

When he sent Jin Chang to Chang'an City, the only person the King of Huainan warned him to watch out for was the grand empress dowager.

If the grand empress dowager discovered him, the King of Huainan had ordered Jin Chang to surrender unconditionally, offer no pointless resistance, and not implicate the King of Huainan.

"Grand Empress Dowager, the late emperor died unjustly! He passed away in the prime of his life. This commoner entered the imperial mausoleum to get to the bottom of it because he could not accept the injustice done to the late emperor. This commoner has not touched a single blade of grass or twig in the mausoleum. He only wanted to find clues and clear up the cause of the late emperor's death. If he found