Coming out from the secret chamber again, the gloom on Ah Jiu's face had completely vanished. Looking at the blue sky, he waved his hand indifferently. The person waiting beside him received the order and swiftly darted to various places—closing the net, capturing the assassin.
The usually quieter another palace was enveloped in an unusual atmosphere. Inside the another palace, as shadows appeared one after another, a boy holding a bucket was knocked out, a cook making dishes was dragged away, and a guard was killed with a sword through the throat.
It was silent, like a small stone thrown into the water, leaving no splash.
In the Viewing Opera Pavilion, a scene from "Overlord Says Farewell to His Concubine" was reaching a tragic point, capturing everyone's attention.
The palace maids quietly refilled the tea and supplied delicate snacks to the noble guests present, dressed uniformly in pink palace skirts, resembling the pink apricot blossoms outside.
