Chapter 483: Confrontation
The news of Chen Qing and Shang Yuming's clash through the air was like a stone thrown into a still lake, rippling outward in layers throughout Jade Capital City.
Inside the mansions of Jade Capital City's major aristocratic families, similar discussions were taking place.
But the Yan Kingdom's consecutive defeats had already dampened most people's spirits. Not to mention these high-ranking elites, even ordinary citizens no longer dared harbor extravagant hopes.
The rear palace, the Empress's bedchamber.
On both sides of the phoenix couch, sandalwood incense rose in curling wisps from jade coiling dragon censers, the scent elegant and calming.
Thick snow velvet carpets were laid throughout the hall, footsteps upon them completely soundless.
The Empress, clad in phoenix robes, sat upright in a rosewood carved chair, her well-maintained face still showing traces of her former beauty.
Her features bore five or six parts resemblance to Marquis Zhenbei, only with more dignity and depth.
At this moment, her eyes held a complex expression.