Throughout the Great Xia Court, numerous officials, both civil and military, admired those in power. Otherwise, how could the Emperor hold absolute authority within the Court?
For this reason, Empress Qi even refrained from urging Zhang Zhao to settle down and marry a principal consort.
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West Palace's Key Location
Compared to the bustling Fengzhi Palace, Longkang Palace, as part of the West Palace, was much quieter, situated closer to the Imperial City, enveloped in thick water vapor.
Bai Liying, after condensing her Golden Core, had been cultivating here. When she received news from the former dynasty, she only slightly reacted and paid no further attention.
She had long known that Zhang Jian intended to groom Zhang Zhao as the Patriarch of the Zhang Family and the successor of the Great Xia Dynasty; naturally, she had no intention of competing for it.
Zhang Yi also had no interest in this matter.
