As expected, there was someone waiting in the outer room with their back to them. When he heard the sound behind him, he turned around and gave Li Chu a half bow in greeting. “An Qingxu greets Your Highness.” Li Chu bowed in reply, “Deputy Commander An is always so busy so it has been a few years since I have seen you.” An Qingxu was wearing his usual archer’s outfit, he seemed a little travel weary with exhaustion etching his face, a little different from his usual self. “You two know each other!” Dening exclaimed and then chatted on, “it was him, General An who helped me assassinate Zheng Xu ..read more

The beating sound of hooves could be heard thumping down the main road leading into Luoyang city. At the front of the procession was Li Chu, Prince of Guangping and a delicate and charming young woman in the dress of the Hu people. That was his younger sister whom he shared the same birth mother and father as, the 2nd ranking Princess Dening. Dening’s anxiousness could be clearly seen by her constant whipping of her horse, a sharp contrast to Li Chu who calmly controlled his. Only the sharpness in his eyes, which seemed to light up the night gave the sign that he was not as composed as he was ..read more

“Stop!” Shen Zhenzhu put the teacup onto the side table next to the chaise with a sharp thud. Perhaps it was because of the sternness that she had never seen on Shen Zhenzhu’s face, Cui Caiping fell silent and let go of Yu Shu. No-one else uttered a word. “Younger Sister, as this has occurred, and my maid is involved then of course I will treat this fairly and give you an answer.” As for Liu Run and Cui Caiping, one knew what was going on but was enjoying the show from the side, the other was determined to stir up more trouble. All eyes were now on the new Princess Consort to see how well she ..read more

The Gaungping manor was built close to the Imperial palace and took up half of the Fuxing district. The front door was merely two kilometres from the Anfu gate of the palace. Like all the other Prince’s Manors, it was separated by a wall that separated the east side from the west and the inner wing from the outer wing. The outer wing was where Prince Guangping handled his political work. There was a specific area where he handled military affairs, the Huande building where he would meet his advisors. That particular building had an outer, intermediate and inner wing. It had seven rooms, three ..read more

By the time she was guided to the bridechamber, Shen Zhenzhu was utterly exhausted.  Su Ci and Hong Rui carefully removed her veil revealing eight handmaids, four on each side ready to serve her hand and foot. Everywhere she looked was bright crimson. As the wedding procession had left the manor at dusk, it was already the middle of the night now. The small window of the bridechamber was half open, letting in the bright moonlight. The large dragon candle and phoenix candles produced a flickering bright light. Outside, the muffled sound of distant laughter, wine games and the footsteps of ..read more

On the sixteenth of March, after the proposal, the checking of birthdates and the exchange of betrothal gifts [1] and wedding gifts, the Emperor finally announced the wedding decree of Prince Guangping and Prince Jianning. Imperial Librarian Shen Liang Zhi’s eldest daughter will become the Princess of Guangping, whereas the second daughter of Scholar Murong Chun will be the Princess of Jianning. The twenty eighth of March was the date of the wedding ceremony. On the day, crowds filled every street and alleyway in Chang’an city. The scale of the contest to select a bride for the two grandsons o ..read more

It was the 3rd on the 3rd month of the 12th year of the Tianbao reign. Finally the sun was out, sweeping away the dreary weather of the past few days and giving even the fresh blue sky a warm, soothing glow. From Changan to the Qujiangchi lake there was an endless mass of people stretching ten miles long. Among the crowd were young, relaxed gentlemen wearing the Futou[1], women with their glamourous outfits and full make-up, girls with pale dresses, narrow sleeves and simple jewellery, mingling with Persians in their exotic dress and the Karahoja and Negrito slaves dotted between them. Althoug ..read more

Luo Jinsang can’t understand why Chang Yi and Yunhe’s love has to end like this and how they could get married like this. She volunteers to freeze in Chang Yi’s place. Sanyue wanted to keep Yunhe company but Kong Ming tells them that Yunhe knew about it long ago and to not disturb them. Shunde visits Lin Haoqing and tells him that he should fight to get her back. She attacks him and he seems to be under her control. It turns out that she has gathered al the Grand Tutor’s disciples and all the spiritual masters and controlled them via the golden bell. She decides to send them all to Bei Yuan. B ..read more

Luo Jinsang asks Kong Ming what’s wrong as he seemed very distracted but he continues to ignore her. Qingyao comes to speak to Kong Ming asking him what he plans to do in terms of Bei Yuan’s defence as Shunde has consumed all of Zhu Yan’s remaining power and will for sure attack Bei Yuan. Kong Ming finally loses his temper and tells them both to shut up. Yunhe interrupts him and declares that they will create a strong magical barrier and prepare for the war. She also announces that she and Chang Yi plan to marry in 3 days. Although Qingyao is a little worried that 3 days may not be enough time ..read more

Ep 38 Lin Haoqing finally finds out the truth about the arctic poison. Chang Yi tells him of his plan to destroy Zhu Yan with the Heavenly Emperor which should eradicate the arctic poison. Lin Haoqing agrees to help but also asks to see Yunhe before leaving. Chang Yi agrees and allows him to speak to her alone. Lin Haoqing only visits her to offer his blessings and her favorite osmanthus cake. He tells her that he will not stop her as long as she’s happy as he’s her elder brother. As he leaves, he warns Chang Yi that if he makes her unhappy he will take her away from him. After leaving Bei Yua ..read more