How had Dou Ming not married Wang Tan in her previous life? Those two would have made quite a match! “Don’t think everyone will indulge you like your two cousins…” Dou Zhao gave Dou Ming a stern lecture, then confined her to the house, “You’ll stay home these next few days. When you’ve thought things…

Dou Zhao spoke with an urgent tone, making Chen Qushui doubt the source of her information. Could it be that the Fifth Master had said something to Fourth Miss? But he immediately dismissed this thought. How could Dou Shizu discuss matters of state with his niece who hadn’t even come of age? He felt confused.…

Song Yan went to the Du clan school, while Song Yu Min was responsible for teaching Du Zhao and Du Ming. They rested on the first and fifteenth of each month. First, he would finish teaching Du Zhao about various philosophical texts, then teach Du Ming the Analects. Du Ming diligently attended Song Yu Min’s…

In private, Dou Zhao shook her head: “Who knows how many more messes I’ll have to clean up after her in the future!” She helped Dou Zhao change into new clothes, then accompanied Dou Zhao and Dou Ming to visit the Second Madam. When Second Madam saw Dou Ming, she merely said a flat “you’re…

By mid-June, the matter of Pang Kunbai’s robbery finally reached a conclusion. Originally, Pang Yulou had wanted to say a few good words for her nephew, but because of Du An, she and Wang Yingxue were implicated in the instigation. Wang Madam naturally wouldn’t admit Wang Yingxue had anything to do with this – all…

Madam Yu II was seeing off her aunt and brought up the marriage between Wu Shan and Dou Zhao: “…How should I explain this to the Old Madam?” This marriage proposal was initially brought up by Madam Wu. Now that the Dou family had agreed, by all rights, Madam Wu should have finalized this matter…

Dou Zhao walked out of Dou Zhengchang’s study. He smiled and asked her, “Leaving already? Why not stay a bit longer?” As he spoke, he lifted his eyelids slightly and glanced toward the study. ‘Don’t look at what’s improper, don’t listen to what’s improper.’ What’s with this person always trying to peek at others’ private…

She thought the Dou family would first resolve her engagement with the Wei family, but unexpectedly they had simply pushed the Wei family aside. Marry Wu Shan? Whose idea was this? Hadn’t they always wanted to use her marriage for their own purposes? Why did they suddenly change their minds? Or had there been some…

Second Lady sat on the large heated kang by the window with a dark expression, her agarwood prayer beads clicking loudly as she fingered them. Seeing Dou Zhao and Ji shi enter, her face darkened further. She pointed to the brocade stools beside her for them to sit, and asked Dou Zhao in a deep…

Dou Zhao couldn’t see through Ji Yong. During the time when the yamen runners were sweating profusely while counting bodies and checking the injured, Ji Yong quietly asked her: “You did that on purpose, didn’t you?” “What?” Dou Zhao didn’t immediately understand. While waiting for the officials to arrive, they had already agreed on what…