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Zhang Qing, disappointed and concerned, received the imperial decree and stepped back, sensing that something was amiss with His Majesty, but feeling powerless. He sent someone to Canglan Court with the command, while he himself stayed at Star Palace waiting.
The lights in the palace were bright, and the Emperor held a snowman doll in his hand, staring blankly at it.
The snowman was smaller than the palm of a hand, with a round, chubby body, wide-eyed and carrying a little hat on its head, its expression dopey and cute—reminiscent of her when she was confused.
He lifted the snowman to his nose and sniffed, a cool fragrance wafted towards him—it was the medicinal herb she had placed inside to refresh the mind and awaken the senses.
After looking at it for a while, the Emperor lifted his eyes to gaze outside, then placed the snowman carefully down. He rose from his throne and walked over to Zhang Qing, who was waiting by the door, and asked, "Is the meal she sent still here?"