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At the Princess Royal’s Manor, the midday sun felt warm and mellow. Ye Mian lay half-propped on the rain-listening daybed set right by the window. The daybed was piled high with brocade soft pillows. He wore only a loose, moon-white silk under-robe with its sash tied carelessly; his jet-black hair scattered across the pillows like ink bleeding into water. Outside the window, a few…

The Third Prince was a figure known to all. From the imperial court to the civil and military officials, and among the high dignitaries, there was simply no one who had not heard of him; his notorious reputation preceded him like a clap of thunder. Logically speaking, such a character should have become the subject of everyone’s idle gossip after meals. Yet, from top…

As the twilight deepened, the moon grew dim and the stars vanished. Vice Minister Ye returned from the government offices, thoroughly exhausted. Having consumed nothing but a few sips of cold tea since the previous night, Vice Minister Ye was keeping himself going purely on sheer willpower. Fortunately, Madam Ye had long since ordered the kitchen to prepare steamed dishes, which had been kept…

It was the third month in the capital, and the first spring thunder had just rumbled. By dawn, the gentle morning rain had ceased. Golden threads of sunlight filtered through the eaves and tiles, softly enveloping the entire imperial city in a tender spring glow. “Quick, look! Is that the top scholar (Tanhualang) of this year?” In the garden of the Vice Minister of…