C421 Whoever Agrees Is the One in the Wrong

In the study, the atmosphere was tense.

The monarch remained silent, and Consort Xian stood there with her head bowed, saying nothing. The woman who once stirred his heart and left a mark on his soul seemed unchanged by time.

She was still beautiful.

But he had aged. Occasionally, when he glimpsed the silver in his hair in the mirror, he wondered if it was really him