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The heavy bronze doors of the Chang’an throne room groaned open, admitting a shaft of dusty sunlight that cut through the oppressive silence. The air was thick with the scent of sandalwood and unspoken terror. At the far end, Emperor Lu Yi sat rigid upon his jade throne, his eyes cold as winter ice, while Empress Xián clutched her pearls, her knuckles white with suppressed emotion. Seated to the sides, the concubines and their spoiled daughters exchanged panicked, pale glances, their secrets hanging heavy in the air. And there, standing alone in the vast emptiness before the dais, was Hua Rong. She looked every bit the village orphan, yet her posture held a regal, carefree confidence that mirrored the Emperor’s own demeanor. The butterfly birthmark on her wrist seemed to pulse with t…