Weiyang Palace's inner hall.
In the spacious Great Hall, only four people were present, yet with the doors and windows wide open, it seemed desolate.
Fortunately, the bright lights dispelled the gloom often associated with the deep palaces.
Furthermore, a grand banquet was being held in the main hall of Weiyang Palace, and faint sounds of singing and poetry added a touch of liveliness.
At this moment, the Empress Dowager of Great Li, of the Du Gou family, sat regally behind the bead curtain at the head of the inner hall.
Her face was not clear to see.
There were a few chairs in the hall.
Zhao Rong, Gu Yiwu, and Li Mingyi sat to the left and right below the Empress Dowager Du Gou.
Outside the hall doors, some guards that Zhao Rong was quite familiar with, dressed in crescent moon uniforms, stood silently.
Not far away, on the corridor leading to the front hall, guards were posted every ten steps to keep watch.
