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With a deep groan, the immense bronze doors of the Chang'an throne room parted, allowing a single shaft of dusty sunlight to slash through the heavy silence. The air hung dense with sandalwood and a palpable, unspeakable dread. At the far end, Emperor Lu Yi sat rigid upon his throne of jade, his gaze as cold and penetrating as frozen lake water. Empress Xián clutched her string of pearls, her knuckles bone-white with restrained feeling. Flanked to the sides, the concubines and their pampered daughters exchanged glances of pure panic, their secrets a tangible weight in the chamber. And there, standing solitary in the vast space before the dais, was Hua Rong. She appeared the very image of a village foundling, yet her posture carried an effortless, regal assurance that reflected the Empero…