Under the scorching sun, a middle-aged man kept cursing as he watched the ox carts and horses pass by their hiding spot in the bushes. His crude language and envious tone toward the noble families revealed his low birth. After the Lu family’s convoy passed, the middle-aged man and young boy resumed their journey, continuing…

In the seventh month of the fourteenth year of Yuanshuo, war broke out between the Southern and Northern borders. Nanyang was caught in the conflict. Lu Xian used his ability to foresee events through dreams to strengthen border defenses and reinforce troops, making the war less severe than what he had foreseen. However, some things…

Lu Yun held a small banquet for Luo Lingyu in his “Clear Courtyard,” with the doors closed. Though there were no elders present to perform her coming-of-age ceremony, this couldn’t be helped, and Luo Lingyu didn’t ask for it. Lu Yun was already under great pressure holding this banquet while Lu Xian’s whereabouts were unknown.…

In a fit of anger, Lu Yun stepped forward and started fighting. The servants watching were stunned — this was the first time they’d seen a renowned scholar get into a brawl! This would surely become the latest trend in Jianye. After all, whatever the scholars did, the world would follow. However, Luo Lingyu had…

In the Prince of Hengyang’s mansion, tensions were running high. Prince Chen Liu Chu knew Prince Hengyang Liu Mu was proud by nature, so he came personally to persuade him, hoping Liu Mu would agree to let the Lu family search his mansion for face’s sake. The advisor who came with Prince Chen spoke until…

On a hot summer day in the reed marshes, a lady was still crying softly. Her sobs made his heart feel lost and confused, yet her tears wouldn’t stop. Luo Lingyu covered her mouth with a handkerchief, tears falling like pearls, her sobs uncontrollable. Once her feelings of grievance surfaced, they only grew stronger: “Everyone…

Luo Yunhuan was counting on her fingers, thinking about her sister’s birthday. In this world, only her little sister remembered Luo Lingyu’s birthday and wanted to celebrate it. Luo Yunhuan cheerfully brought out the longevity noodles she had prepared early in the morning with her maid Lingxi. After her sister took a bite, she shyly…

On a summer day, on a bamboo mat-covered couch, the young lord held the lady half-pressed in his embrace. His eyes covered with gauze looked down, his half-bound long hair scattered like black silk, the ends slightly stiff, falling onto Luo Lingyu’s face. His inadvertent hand rested on her open collar—in the summer, clothes were…

In the pouring rain, the young Prince Liu Mu of Xiangyang advanced with his sword, lightning flashing across the sky, illuminating his pale yet handsome face with its determined expression. There was some reluctance. He didn’t want to cause bloodshed. Lu Xian was a simple scholarly fellow. Though he kept trying to promote his cousin,…

Fan Qingchen examined Lu Yun — he had to admit that Lu Yun was even more captivating in person than in the portraits. The portraits couldn’t capture his aura. When Lu Yun arrived by boat across the water, his outstanding appearance and demeanor blended as one, easily drawing all attention to himself while making others…