Disposed Love (Part 4)

Rain poured.

Days turned to weeks.

Weeks turned to months.

And months turned to years.

Zhang Qijie was now Empress and her life seemed to have become less colorful as her days withered away. Miserable and feeling as if her life could be cut short at any moment, she eventually found herself under the constant pressure of being the Jiajing Emperor's wife.

His influence seemed to be strictly in control of the eunuchs, and most trusted advisors and ministries, who also somehow empowered Taoist priests to be corrupted. Every night, silent screams echoed the halls of the Jiajing Emperor's residence; punishments were delivered for minor offenses; even outside officials had begun to distance themselves, choosing not to be involved in the debauchery that hid behind the palace walls.