Meanwhile, the Gu Clan... also quietly revived over time in such circumstances.
...
In the seventh year of Xiande, on the fourth day of the first month, in Kaifeng.
A heavy snowfall last night turned the inside and outside of the imperial city into a pure white.
This made Kaifeng, which had not yet recovered from the atmosphere of the former emperor's passing, seem even more desolate.
Inside the majestic hall, its golden splendor remained, yet could not conceal the anxiety that permeated the air.
On the dragon throne sat the seven-year-old Emperor Chai Zongxun, draped in golden dragon robes, his small feet not yet reaching the ground, idly playing with the jade pendant at his waist, completely unaware of the grim atmosphere in the hall.
