Chapter 446 - Overreaching
The Tzu Ning Palace and the group of palace maidservant were all doing things in silence, as if they did not see a single person alive inside the hall.
The winter light was rather dim, and on top of the palace's treasure hung an enormous luminous pearl, shining brightly like a bright moon.
Empress Dowager Qi was sitting on a large, gilded chair, with the skin of a southern Chinese tiger on top. It was rare to see such high quality gold, but the silk curtain in the hall was hung up, and the material was placed on top, causing the entire hall to be filled with a fighting style, the air in the hall was warm, and the pressure of the place where one came from could be faintly felt. The air was circulating slowly under the curtain, and the heat in the room was dispersing, but there were obstructions in the light, causing the atmosphere in the room to become especially stifling.