Chapter 13: The Prince's Mercy

moment, dawn faintly flickered on the horizon. Officials of the Honglu Temple stood before the Taihe Palace, cracking whips nine times and proclaiming in a loud voice, "Ascending...the court!"The civ...ht, and there must be no delay.”......As the rooster crowed, announcing dawn, a sliver of pearly light peeked over the horizon. Li Chen had already risen from his bed.As soon as Li Chen came out of th...