Madame Zhuang handled decisively this incident all by herself, and the backyard of Marquess’s Mansion quickly restored calm again under her deterrent influence. The disappearing Ms. Duan and the newcome Ms. Gu both sank into silence as if nothing had ever happened.

The grand wedding of the Emperor and the Empress would begin in just a few days.

June had always been the hottest time of the year. If it had been in the former years, Emperor would have ...