Xiuyuan Realm, the capital. The Official Residence of the Chief Minister.
In the rear courtyard, over a dozen courtesans sang with voices as seductive as canaries, joined by more than twenty scantily clad dancers swaying their bodies to the music.
Ordinarily, the Chief Minister would never dare host such a display, as he greatly valued his reputation. But today was different. This entire spectacle was for a single, esteemed guest.
Though this was the Chief Minister's home, the elderly man, now in his seventies, was relegated to a secondary seat. The main seat was occupied by a handsome man in his twenties, dressed in a black Xuan Dragon Robe of the finest craftsmanship.
