arrow struck the figure in mid-air with pinpoint accuracy, but instead of piercing its target as it should, it was like hitting the hide of an incredibly tough ox. The arrow only grazed a bit of skin...The peak of Yuanqing Palace was bustling with people, dignitaries walking gracefully, and the entire palace filled with laughter and joy.

Today, the Yuanqing Palace is still bustling with people, but the laughter and joy are gone, replaced by a piercing pallor.

Unlike before, Zhang Liyang now wore a black mourning robe over his blue-gray clothes and stood beside the coffin, attending to Princess Huaqing.

Mu Yinghua was deeply devastated by Yuanfei's death. After all, having grown up in the deep palace, the only place she could feel familial love was with Yuanfei.

Now, Empress Yuan lies in state, while Mu Yinghua has long since cried herself dry. She stares blankly at the coffin, her entire being seeming to have lost all its vitality and spirit.

Besides Mu Yinghua who knelt closest to the coffin, there was a row upon row of civil and military officials kneeling below. In that crowd, Zhang Liyang also saw Lu Tongxuan dressed in mourning clothes.

"If I shot everyone here, wouldn't the Dàqián Dynasty collapse"

Looking at the civil and military officials below, Zhang Liyang suddenly had an evil thought. There was no way, the system task gave Zhang Liyang too much pressure, he hadn't slept well for several days.

The Empress is here!

Just as Zhang Liyang was still lost in his thoughts, a large number of palace maids and eunuchs rushed in from outside the door. Behind this group of people stood a stunningly beautiful woman dressed in luxurious and elegant attire.

Her skin is as smooth and white as porcelain, and even under thick, luxurious clothing, her figure is impossible to ignore. You wouldn't believe she has given birth to a son and a daughter.

The Everlasting Empress, the empress dowager of the Great Qin Dynasty, the most honorable woman in the entire Great Qin Empire!

Because she was the Empress, other concubines had to wear mourning attire when facing the coffin of the former Empress. However, she did not have to. The only time she needed to wear mourning attire was when the Emperor or the Grand Empress Dowager passed away.

"See the Empress!"

When the Empress arrived, all civil and military officials paid their respects. Seeing the array of civil and military officials who held most of the power in the Daqian Dynasty kneeling before her, Zhang Liyang suddenly understood why so many people craved power.ing, these people who had toiled on the land for most of their lives still couldn't suppress the surprise and envy in their eyes."The commoner greets Your Highness, may Your Highness reign for a thous...