In the palace, one could smell the intense fragrance of incense as soon as they entered Cining Palace.
When Empress Dowager Liu entered, the Empress Dowager was copying scriptures in front of the hall.
She was dressed very plainly, in a silk robe of autumn fragrance color, her expression serene. Although she was no longer in her blooming youth, she was not yet old. The sunlight streaming through the windows shone upon her face, faintly revealing the gentleness and charm of her younger years.
Even the haughty Empress Dowager Liu had to admit that the Empress Dowager was beautiful.
