Chapter 41 A Suitable Gift for a Betrothal

phere instantly turned grim.Seven or eight men and women stood in the courtyard, each diligently polishing their weapons. Their eyes gleamed with a fierce light, and their temples pulsed prominently,...en released the palace maid's hair and stood up to order the eunuchs: "Take off her shoes and socks, and pick off each of her fingernails for me."Turning her head, Zhao Rui looked at the palace maid w...