The night was as cool as water.
It was already late winter, and a person's breath would turn into white mist.
Concubine Xian and Concubine Mei were both about to give birth. During this time, the Empress had never paid attention to them, and they finally felt at ease. It seemed the Empress still didn't dare to harm the imperial offspring. After all, the Emperor at his age still had no heirs. The imperial offspring they carried was so precious that if the Empress made a move, the Emperor would surely punish her severely, and she wouldn't be able to keep her position.
That night, just as Concubine Xian was about to undress for bed with the help of her personal palace maid, urgent footsteps sounded outside the palace gates.
There was no knocking, but rather the door was forcefully pushed open.
Standing at the door was the Empress's Chief Palace Maid, a maid named Kong Hou.
