Chapter 42
A few days later, the waters of the Yan River in the Zhili region outside Zhaojing also began to rise. […]
A few days later, the waters of the Yan River in the Zhili region outside Zhaojing also began to rise. […]
From Changning Street all the way back to Prince Dun’s Manor, Shu Changyu kept his lips pressed together and didn’t
Jǐng Mù simply stood there with his arms folded, watching Shū Chángyù go buy him a candied hawthorn stick. This
Shū Chángyù knew that Jǐng Mù was following him. But so what? Just because he followed him, did that mean
On this day, Jǐng Mù had come to investigate a case in Chunshui Alley involving an official secretly operating a
That afternoon, Shu Changyu was released from the Court of Judicial Review. According to rumor, Lord Jing Mu, Chief Justice
That afternoon, Shu Changyu was finally released from the Court of Judicial Review. According to rumor, Lord Jing Mu, the
Shu Changyu stopped paying him any mind and leaned against the headboard, lowering his eyes to resume reading. This time,
“Let go.” Looking down, Shu Changyu saw Jing Mu clinging to him like a large dog begging for affection, holding
Jing Mu thought, I should do what I’ve always done—pin him down, cover his mouth, keep him from saying such
Shu Changyu did not know that he had cried. His face was numb and cold, unable to sense the existence
Shu Changyu found it utterly laughable. He had never wanted to become a villain. Yet there were always people who
With his eyes lowered, Shu Changyu sat at the table and slowly ate the food on the plate. This was
That day, Shu Changyu managed to free one of his hands from Jing Mu’s restraint and fiercely slapped him across
Why would there be a portrait of himself on Jing Mu’s desk? Not only was it a portrait of himself,
After Shu Changyu arrived at Zhongli Palace that day, he did not say much. He treated Jing Mu as if
Jing Mu, hearing the movement at the door, turned around to look in that direction. In the candlelight, Emperor Qianning
Shu Changyu had never realized what kind of thoughts he held toward Jing Mu before. Every time he saw Jing
Jing Mu was confined under house arrest in Zhongli Palace. “This brat, privately leaving the palace is one thing, but
While ill, Shu Changyu had a long, drawn-out dream. In the dream, he drifted in a daze, watching every member