Snake Scorpion(1)

While the two of them were busy developing their own businesses, in the distant capital, deep in the palace, there were some unexpected changes.

The emperor's illness was getting worse. He had not found a concubine to sleep with for a month.

And every day in the imperial court, he would only sit for a short while before retiring. The government affairs would be sent to his palace to be dealt with.

The situation at the northwest border was getting more and more urgent. However, the emperor was already feeling powerless. He could only sigh as he faced the anxious faces of the officials in front of him.

The emperor lived in more and more seclusion, and only the emperor's favorite, the Silver Queen, could enter the palace to serve the emperor.

The news she'd received in the past two days had boosted her prestige in the palace even further.

The esteemed imperial concubine was delighted.