The day the Empress left the capital was the very day the New Emperor ascended the throne.
Everyone headed into the city, while the Empress's entourage left the Imperial City in solitude.
Wen Wu sat in the carriage, looking at the much older Empress opposite him.
The bells in the Imperial City began to ring.
The Empress opened her eyes: "Your daughter is now on the throne, and you still want to watch over me?"
"Your Majesty, I didn't mean it that way."
The Empress gave a cold smile: "Then make those people outside leave."
Wen Wu was silent.
The people outside were arranged by Chuzheng.
She could not possibly be so assured as to let the Empress leave just like that.
The Empress: "See, you're here to monitor me."
Wen Wu sighed: "After all these years, have you not let it go?"
The Empress said nothing, turning her head elsewhere, with a mix of resentment and fondness in her eyes.
The place she was about to leave was where she had spent her whole life.
