Bring In the Wine

Half a month ago, the bandits had already returned to Luoshan, and Shen Zechuan wondered aloud, “Has there been any […]

The personal guards had already left the camp when they saw the Imperial troops charging in like a pack of

Bianbo Camp was an important supply base near the northern front line. To ensure that the troops at the front

Although Li Xiong had been forced back by Ji Gang, he was not afraid of him. With absolute certainty, he

Li Xiong lived up to his name—he really was like a little bear. He had been in the prison for

June was nearly over, and the garrison army in Cizhou had begun to take shape. It was time for Xiao

　As dawn began to break, Yu Xiaozai—being a scholar at heart—could no longer stay awake. Shen Zechuan asked Chen Yang

By the time Yu Xiaozai had reached this point in his story, the tea on the small table had grown

At this point, Yu Xiaozai bowed his head, choked with emotion, and could not continue. For the literati of his

After the court was dismissed, Hai Liangyi refused any assistance. Kong Qiu and the others all knew that the Grand

There is no place for women in the court. Heaven’s order drove them into the inner chambers, turning them into

Xiao Chiye said, “I’m all ears.” Pressed so close to him, Shen Zechuan grew warm and began to sweat a

Kong Ling did not dare complain inwardly, afraid Xiao Chiye might notice something. After wiping the sweat from his forehead,

Xiao Chiye’s outer robe hung loosely open, the collar of the inner lining undone. When he sat down he blocked

The inspections along the road gradually loosened. They were no longer as strict as they had been within the dozen-li

The Imperial Guards’ blades pressed forward again and again. The ground beneath their boots had been soaked damp with splashing

Lei Jingzhe crouched by the pigpen, bowl in hand. Starving all day, he stuffed every last bit of the scarce

Ding Tao sat cross-legged under the corridor, picking through the fruits on the silver tray, counting them over and over.

The sun disappeared below the horizon, and tiny fragments of starlight scattered among the branches. The imperial patrols roamed the

Zhou Gui realized immediately that he had spoken too hastily. Shen Zechuan’s birth mother was called Bai Cha, but she