The geomancer recognized the letter. It was clearly his handwriting on the letter! He wrote the letter to that woman, who was said to be a disfavored concubine in the second branch.

In fact, she was among the dozen or so concubines who were sent over to the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang, and she was the most unremarkable one.

The geomancer had his reason to take a fancy to her. She was an unpopular concubine who had been placed in that courtyard since she was ...