"Imperial Concubine, what on earth happened? You have to tell me," Elaine said, her anxiety mounting.
Ashley Bowen stared into space for a long time before she snapped out of it. She glanced at Elaine, her eyes falling on the undisguised worry etched across the maid's delicate features. In that instant, she made a decision—one that would ensure no one would ever have to worry or be troubled because of her again...
Late that night, a petite figure was kneeling on the stone steps before the Palace of Obeisance. A light drizzle began to fall from the gloomy sky, but the figure did not move, remaining there stubbornly until the break of dawn.
The servant on night watch opened the palace gates and was startled to find a figure kneeling at the entrance, looking like a drowned rat. The person was soaked to the bone, a truly frightening sight.
