Hugo once described the Notre-Dame de Paris as a vast symphony in stone, that architecture in general was frozen music, and every carefully laid stone is a beautiful note because every combination is different and would compose a unique piece of music. Ah Luo had been to the Forbidden City in Beijing, the Shenyang Imperial Palace, The Grand Palace in …

Seventh Mistress and Qing Luo tidied up themselves and slowly headed to the hall for the meeting. They guessed that the topic for discussion would be about Qing Lei becoming the Crown Princess. When they entered the hall, the entire family was present. Qing Luo sat next to Seventh Mistress on the last chair on the right side and listened …

Zi Li pulled Ah Luo to stand behind him. His right hand flung out from who knows where and drew out a sword, beginning to fight with the masked men. Ah Luo watched dazedly. She had practiced karate for many years, but she couldn’t get used to the flash and glint of the swords in front of her. She could …

On that day, Qing Luo woke up early and put on a tight fitting tunic, loosely covering it with a silver-white robe. She brushed up her hair, tied a jade belt around her waist, then looked into a mirror to see an elegant young man with a complexion as clear as jade. Seventh Mistress helped paint her bare skin brown …

In the northeast corner of the An Qing Palace, a small three-storey in the middle of the forest was brightly lit and not a sound could be heard in its surroundings. Legends say that there was once a curious maid in the palace who saw a little rabbit as she passed by the forest of the Song Feng Hall and …

Ah Luo knew that she was in trouble, if Liu Jue caught her, it would be weird if he didn’t take revenge. When she returned to the banquet, she cried about a headache. Eldest Mistress, Qing Lei, and Qing Fei were in high spirits. Suddenly seeing Qing Luo spoiling the fun, Eldest Mistress’ face fell, “You were alright just now, …

None of the people present had expected that a young girl would express her broad-minded intentions through <Autumn Water> and not only did they marvel at this, but they also felt admiration. They heard a man speak loudly, “I have often heard that the Eldest Miss of the Li Family commands feelings with her zither. When I was young, I …

Ah Luo repeatedly warned Juan’er not to mention anything about what happened at the stream. Juan’er didn’t dare say that it would be more of a miracle for Third Miss to say nothing. She only nodded hard in agreement. Ah Luo stood outside Minister Gu Family’s pavilion and said softly, “This maid sends plum blossoms to Madam Gu on behalf …

The Peach Blossom Banquet was the grandest spring banquet of Feng City. Princess Hu Guo was originally the younger sister of the Ning Emperor and was soon widowed after marrying General Chen. This Peach Blossom Banquet was a private event held in her resort, the Shi Cui Mountain Villa, when she had nothing better to do. When the flowers in …

Chapter 4 She watched as dawn broke. Estimating that it was around 5 or 6 in the morning, Cheng Jin (her name will subsequently be changed to Ah Luo) climbed out of bed and looked at the thin, tight-skinned clothing she was wearing which was highly unsuitable for exercising in. Xiao Yu also awoke and asked Ah Luo, “Young Miss, …