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…

Since ancient times, civilians never fought against officials. Chen Xiaofeng’s expression turned grim: “Miss, I’m afraid we’re in trouble — that Pang Kunbai most likely secretly borrowed soldiers from the garrison to help…” They had already acted, would the Pang family really let them go if they surrendered? Dou Zhao’s anger blazed hotter as she…

Twilight was descending all around. In an ordinary farmhouse at the border of Lingshou and Zhending counties, a tiny lamp flickered to life. A young man wearing a sapphire-blue gold-threaded floral robe, with a folding fan and fragrance pouch at his waist and a riding crop in hand, rode a tall chestnut stallion. Behind him…

Who could this “he” be? The scarred-faced man’s shout came through: “Go check if Fourth Miss is awake!” Dou Zhao was startled and quickly climbed onto the couch to lie down beside Su Juan. “Such a delicate young miss, my hand chop will keep her out for at least two hours,” someone muttered while walking…

Dou Zhao felt dizzy as she tried to stand up, then heard Su Juan’s cry of pain. She realized the carriage had overturned, and she was sitting on what was now the roof. Bie Suxin was crouching beside her, watching her anxiously, while Bie Sulan was lying at the window peering outside. Behind them, Su…

Dou Zhao looked at Ji Yong in surprise. She hadn’t expected him to be so attentive! Ji Yong smiled mischievously: “Don’t worry, I’ll definitely keep your secret and won’t tell my aunt.” Dou Zhao also smiled. She carefully considered her words: “Concubine Cui’s health has always been good. But two years ago, when she went…