Stairs rose tier after tier, stretching endlessly upward. A massive slab of white marble was set into the very center, engraved with the image of a Jade Dragon Spitting Pearl.
The Imperial Palace Guard was on high alert, with the Guard Army constantly patrolling the grounds.
Su Ye followed the eunuch ever upward, walking for a great distance.
They skirted a massive, tightly-sealed palace hall and stopped before the doors of another building.
From a distance, she could see the three large words written above the entrance: Imperial Study Room.
Guards stood watch at the entrance, and another person was standing there as well.
Su Ye walked over and looked at the person.
As if sensing her gaze, the person turned their head. Their deathly still eyes swept over Su Ye.
'So the Emperor didn't just invite me,' she thought. 'He invited Nan Hua, too.'
The eunuch flicked his horsetail whisk, bowed, and announced respectfully,
"Your Majesty, Su Ye and Nan Hua have arrived."
