Kara forced a polite smile onto her face as yet another noble came to greet the Empress while she was seated comfortably in a chair, looking as if she had woken up from a thousand-year beauty sleep. After her collapse and extended best rest, she was almost unrecognizable in her vibrant red dress while she chatted with ease, laughed, and looked as healthy as an ox. Maybe it was her makeup or the rest that did it, but even though she wasn’t the primary attraction of the event, she looked much better than the pregnant concubine whose face had a green tint and who had to excuse herself twice to throw up since the smell of somebody’s perfume or the food had made her nauseous.
The Emperor stood by his concubine’s side as they greeted the guests and accepted their congratulations, then invited e
