There was someone else who was just as worried as him. In a tower of the imperial palace stood a beautiful individual dressed in palace clothes. She had a fiery red fur coat draped over her shoulders, and the white snow and cold winds surrounding her made her seem even more elegant and stunning.
Many guards secretly snuck looks at her. Even though they knew that was a huge offense, the Second Empress was just too beautiful, so beautiful that they couldn't even shift their gazes away.
The Second Empress didn't have her usual charming and flirtatious smile. Her brow was slightly furrowed, as if there were dark clouds shrouding her mind.
"There was such a huge disturbance. Could it be that he succeeded?" the Second Empress muttered nervously to herself.
She had previously planted trusted aides among the guards around the Imperial Tomb. If the plan bore results, she would have immediately received the news.
