บท 299: Not Going Favorably

Forbidden Palace, Han Dynasty. February 28, 1929. 

The month of February is almost coming to an end, but the civil war that engulfed the country into chaos and destruction still continued. One of the factions that are fighting in the civil war is the government itself, the monarchy. 

Inside the Forbidden Palace, the Empress Dowager of the Han Dynasty was sitting on her throne, overlooking her subjects who are bowing before her feet in reverence. Despite their shows of loyalty and allegiance to the Queen, the atmosphere was heavy and thick. Everyone's faces were plastered with grim expressions as a man standing by the stairs was reporting.