The carriage moved forward with the sound of wheels rolling on gravel. Shen Zhen held onto the edge of the window with a pale, shaking hand, her eyes lost in a daze. She did not speak. She did not look at Lu Yan. A breeze blew the curtain of the window aside. Lu Yan’s hand grabbed it before it fell …

Shen Zhen stood there, dumbfounded and immobile, the pungent waft of medicine entering her nose. Lying down as he was, Lu Yan could obviously not easily drink the concoction without choking on it. The only way she could think of was feeding him mouth to mouth. This being said, Lu Yan had an obsession with everything clean. The idea if …

A diffuse mist rose all around Shen Zhen, making her clothes heavy with dew. It was already evening. The surrounding mountains were gradually submerged by the luxurious colors of twilight. Shen Zhen did not blink, staring at the flames raising on the horizon. A horrible feeling clutched at her heart, scratching at it, squeezing it. Breaking it. Seeing the panic …

The white moonlight played games with Lu Yan’s shadow, stretching it out of proportion. The candles in Chunxi Hall might have been blown out, but the lights hanging out throughout the sinuous corridors were still as bright as day, leading him slowly into Shen Zhen’s silent apartments. The curtains had fallen all around her bed, concealing her silhouette. Her smooth …

The bright sun joyfully was mirrored on the rippling waves of the lake. A painfully awakened Lu Yan was seated in the cabin, his elbow resting on his knee and his forehead in his hand. For how long had he been staring at Shen Zhen’s sleeping face? He did not know. What he did know was that there was a …

A man’s attire on a body like Shen Zhen’s was a true treat for the eyes. The chest that should have been flat bulged in an enticing fashion. The hips that should have been narrow only accentuated a thin waist. Everything in those clothes led the eye through a sinuous path along Shen Zhen’s silhouette. Lu Yan’s hand never left …

The atmosphere between the two of them must have been so heavy on the way back to Luyuan that as soon as they passed the gates, Shen Zhen ran away to take refuge in Chunxi Hall. When she appeared, she made Tangyue cover her mouth in mortification. “The Miss’s neck …” Shen Zhen remembered at once that in that dense …

Lu Yan enunciated every word. “As imperial envoy and official of the Supreme Court, this official wishes to make a deal with the superintendent.” Nie Yuan’s pupils shrunk at once. He swallowed with difficulty. “T-The Supreme Court?” Nie Yuan could not but be shocked. Pang Shu on the other hand was horrified. He gasped for breath, trying to desperately wriggle …

As Qingxi had said that fatal ‘Your Lordship’, Shen Zhen had felt her blood run dry. She paled in an instant. The sudden change frightened Retainer An who softly called out to her. Regaining her wits, Shen Zhen leaned into Retainer An. “I shall take my leave now. Nanny and I will discuss about this another time.” She walked towards …

The darkness of the night was being rendered so sultry by a man’s continuous kisses against a woman’s white skin. It was the first time Lu Yan was so delicate and dedicated during acts of love. Her eyes, her nose, her cheeks, that spot between her eyebrows, he kissed it all with a slow relish, sporadically lifting his head and …