The first snow of the third year of Tianfeng came a bit earlier than in previous years.
The Empress, after vindictively pinching Zhao Douan for a while, finally huffed in annoyance and stormed off.
Zhao Douan spent that night in the Imperial Palace. After a night's sleep, his injuries had gradually stabilized under the effect of the palace medicine.
But the full-force strike from Da Jing Master was not so easily dismissed.
The next day, Zhao Douan was carried back to his home in a sedan chair.
With a stroke of her pen, the Empress not only pushed the agreement to capture Zhuang Xiaocheng to after the New Year but also granted him a long medical leave.
Meanwhile, the court's series of "Buddhist suppression" operations went on vigorously. Accompanied by the early snowfall, they added a chilly touch to the winter.
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In the blink of an eye, several days passed, with the snow stopping and falling intermittently, eventually becoming continuous without a break.
