Empresses in the Palace: Zhen Huan Let Consort Sun and the Guard Escape

1 The Empress Dowager's phoenix crown was precious, yet its weight made her neck ache. Outside the hall, snow fell silently, covering the thousands of glazed tiles in the Forbidden City, as if trying to bury the ceaseless silence and scheming of the inner palace. "Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager." Xiao Yunzi's voice rang out abruptly, carrying a chill he tried desperately to suppress but that still seemed to pierce to the bone. Like an ice-coated needle, it punctured the false tranquility of the warm chamber. He had almost soundlessly dropped to his knees on the crimson carpet, his head bowed low. Snow still clung to his shoulders, melting at once into a few dark spots of water. His voice was barely more than a whisper, carrying a hint of