The sun has already set in the horizon while the sky adorned in pretty hues of blues.
The soft glowing light of dusk has faintly illuminated the big garden of Yu palace.
" Li Juan," Liang called the woman who is walking beside him with slow and tired steps.
"Are you sure this is a good idea? You look too tired to walk," He suggested.
Li Juan glanced at him with heavy eyelids and softly smiled.
"I'm happy that you are here,"
" Me too, but I really think we should sit somewhere, you look like you are going to faint," Liang said with a concerned face. Li Juan was busy meeting everyone who came for the ceremony and barely got a moment to take rest. When the guests left she immediately changed her clothes and took Liang for a walk instead of taking rest.
"Okay, let's sit somewhere" Li Juan led him to one of the dimly lit Pavillion in the garden. Both of them sat in the cold stone floor instead of the wooden chairs in the Pavillion.
In Chinese folklores, Phoenix is considered as the representation of sacred female, henceforth the Empress.
I Know the detailing in the writing style is getting weaker. I am not getting enough time to edit it properly. I will make sure to improve it in the coming chapters.