The carriage wheels turned, and the jade pendants chimed softly.

The Start of Winter Feast lasted until the hour of You, and once the banquet adjourned, the husband and wife boarded the carriage back to the manor together.

The tassels of the flying-phoenix hai

The bed in the western side-room was far more comfortable than the floor pallet in the main chamber, yet Arthur tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep no matter what.

The same was true for Evelyn in the main chamber. The early winter wind blew gently across the window lattice

Seeing Arthur’s demeanor and expression—looking completely nonchalant as if nothing were amiss—Evelyn smiled out of sheer exasperation rather than anger: "Those letters were meticulously stored away by the General inside a golden-silk Phoebe nanmu box, placed right in the de