Yangxin Palace.
Blue smoke curled gracefully from the white jade incense burner, its elegant fragrance putting one at ease.
The Empress, dressed in a crimson palace gown, reclined on the Phoenix Throne, a lock of cyan hair brushing her neck as she propped her chin on her palm, her eyes gazing out the window, lost in thought.
Lady Jin Yun sat opposite, her brow slightly furrowed, looking somewhat puzzled.
Some time ago, the Empress had suddenly summoned her to the palace, saying it was to build rapport, but she had been staying for over twenty days now.
The Empress herself had also announced a temporary break from court, and the two of them spent their days staring at each other in Yangxin Palace, leaving Lady Jin Yun thoroughly confused about their real purpose.
"Ahem, sister, I've stayed in the palace for quite a while now. Should I go back today?" Lady Jin Yun tentatively suggested.
