"You're late." Court Lady Han wears a long face as she looks at the newly arrived Eunuch Xu.It's been almost an hour and a half since Court Lady Han and the rest of the emperor's personal maids remained standing outside the Pavilion of Literary Glory. They did nothing and will do nothing but to stand outside to wait for his majesty until the ongoing conference ends.Xu Zhengming forced a laugh. With a hoarse voice, he said, "Sorry, Court Lady Han. I won't be late again."Like the past few mornings, Eunuch Xu wakes up with a dry throat again. Every morning, his condition gets worse. Even three cups of water aren't enough to quench his thirst. It feels like, water is never enough. But what is it? What should he drink so that he can feel better? And his teeth, particularly his canine teeth... it feels strange.Setting his condition aside, this eunuch doesn't have an alibi for his tardiness today. He won't deny the fact that he overslept. He retired so late

Murong Chi can't get rid of the empress' words in her mind. Does she mean to say that she loves Xu Zhengming? Well, she's somehow concerned about him since he's her friend but...Now that she thinks about it, Xu Zhengming is always treating her well. Although he's forced to come with her at first, he willingly sneaks out with her later on. From their first hunting 'together', she figured out that Xu Zhengming isn't into hunting but he's still willing to follow her.Then she just figured out how he follows him around wherever she wants to go. Whenever she climbs trees, he's always reminding her to be careful not to fall and watch for insects. Whenever she's trying to catch fish in the river, he's always following her with their shoes in his hands. Whenever she's running across the woods, he tries his best to catch up and match her pace.And most of all, he's the one who can bring out her real self. With him, she can be careless, be free, be herself. He saw right

Xue Clan's Liaodong Xue Sect is just a small clan of cultivators in the lower cultivation world. They're most known for their crafted poisoned weapons, mutating insects, deadly toxins, and antidotes. Rumors had it that their captives are used as their testing body but no one can really prove this.Strange may it seems, this is how they got a strong connection in the imperial palace. Back then, the emperor of the second generation finds their wicked crafts as a potential weapon to defend the empire from possible threats."She's your wife, how come you did not notice this?" Wang Junjie asks the emperor as he pours tea on Sect Leader Zhao's cup."Ah? She's not only my wife, but she's also Wenyan's too! Also, we're forced to marry each other so am I really obliged to look after her most of the time?" Yin Renshu defended himself.Yin Wenyan on the other hand let out a sigh. He rebuts to his brother, "She's the empress, and you are the real emperor. Don't pass

Right after their meal, Xu Lin brought the children with him to the nearest foster home he knows which is outside the town. To get there, the four of them have to ride in a horse carriage. Of course, Xu Zhengming followed them and rides as well.Throughout the travel, they just chatted and chatted. Random topics are tackled such as one's favorite food, favorite color, the most embarrassing moment they had, and a lot more childish topics. From a solemn atmosphere, it turns into laughter, then to excitement, and then to amusement. It's clear to see that the children feel comfortable with Xu Lin now.It was already late at night when they arrived at their destination. The three even fell asleep in the carriage while on a long journey. Xu Lin regrets that he has to wake the children up from their sleep.It really is a big relief that he knows someone who manages an orphanage for unfortunate children like the Yin siblings. He can feel at ease to leave them here becau

The grand empress dowager is sitting comfortably on a cushion. There's no light coming from the outside. The secret room inside her hall has only several candles to give her light in the dark. The sandalwood scent from the burned incense is lingering in the entire place.The room is not anything special except that there's an altar facing the West. In the middle of it, two memorial tablets are situated. One has the name of his late husband and the other one has the name of the late emperor, her son, and the Yin siblings' father.But that's not the only thing that makes this secret room not so special.In the dark corner of the room, there's this chaise lounge. Yes, just a luxury elongated chair. Nothing strange about it except there's a body laying down on it. It's a body of a woman. Her consciousness had long since separated from her container. However, for some reason, her body is well-preserved and she looks like she's just sleeping soundly. She could have lo