Li Yuanjing lowered his head and pressed a kiss to Shen Wei's hair. Once the kingdom was stable and the princes had grown, he would take Shen Wei far from the court's intrigues to live a peaceful and carefree life in their twilight years.
After a while, Shen Wei, "exhausted in body and mind," finally fell asleep. Li Yuanjing held her close and gradually drifted off as well.
...
Tantai Yinxue lay awake all night, sitting by her desk as the candles in the room burned out and the light of dawn crept through the window.
Morning had come.
She hadn't slept a wink.
The palace maid Xiaomeng brought in a simple meal of porridge and side dishes, her voice filled with concern. "My lady, please eat something first, then rest in bed for a while."
