"Hmm? Are we also qualified to enter?"
"It's big inside, and you all are the personal guards of the Lord. We are all family here, so why would we not allow you to enter?"
"Well, I really do want to take a stroll inside."
"Just mind your behavior."
Once the Empress's palanquin entered, the formality and tension instantly dissipated greatly. Inside an Elegant Building in the garden, behind a light gauze curtain, the Empress dismissed her attendants and knelt in front of Old Master Tian and Mrs. Tian.
"Father, Mother, I was unfilial. After entering the palace, I was unable to serve you both."
Old Master Tian and Mrs. Tian immediately rose to lift the Empress up, but the Empress insisted on kneeling. Unable to convince her otherwise, Old Master Tian gave up, letting Mrs. Tian and the Empress embrace and cry together.
"My own dear daughter, you've suffered so much..."
The palace is deep and mysterious. To survive within it, how much hardship must one endure?
