Jingxin Temple, the largest temple in the state of Yan Chi, was located outside the city.
Master Liuyun, whom the Empress Dowager had previously summoned to the Imperial Palace, was the Vice Abbot of the temple. The abbot himself was seventy, an age so advanced in ancient times that he could pass away at any moment. The Empress Dowager had been afraid he might have an accident on his way to the palace. It wasn't that she cared about his life, but she feared it would be a demerit on her own karmic record.
And so, she had settled for the next best thing: summoning Master Liuyun to the palace to lecture on the sutras.
Even if Noble Lady Gu had heaven-defying skills, once outside the Imperial Palace, she would be beyond the Emperor's reach.
Jiang Xian was initially unaware that the Empress Dowager had changed her mind.
