A few moments ago
While the Grand Hall was drowning in tension, the East Pavilion was unnervingly quiet.
Xiao Zhi paced the length of her room, her silk skirts hissing against the floor. She felt like a bird in a cage that was about to be set on fire. She knew the wedding was starting. And he knew that if she stayed in this room, she was waiting for her own execution. Whether the Khan won or the Chancellor won, it doesn't matter. She had to get out. Now.
She reached the door and pushed it open, but two guards immediately crossed their spears.
"The Khan's orders, Princess," one said, his voice was hard as stone. "No one leaves this room until the ceremony is finished."
"I am the Grand Prince's wife!" Xiao Zhi argued, her heart hammering. "I'm family, I have to be there!" she tried to reason using her modern logic.
