She must have been much admired for her beauty in those halcyon days before she had arrived at the palace, but when she got here, she discovered she had known as much about the outside world as a frog who had spent its life in a well.
elizabethmarch23has quoted6 months ago
Maomao was a relatively objective thinker for a girl of seventeen, but she had a few qualities that continually dogged her. For one, curiosity; and for another, a hunger for knowledge. And then there was her budding sense of justice.
vxcybkyxb7has quoted6 months ago
It was always possible he was the current emperor’s guardian, but considering Jinshi looked to be about twenty years old, it was hard to imagine. Maybe he was the son of the Emperor or something, but then why become a eunuch?
هيدروجينhas quoted2 hours ago
it was a moot question
halasafy258has quoted7 days ago
gather herbs, and there had met
Jessicahas quoted21 days ago
find herself confronted with the almost blinding smile of the nymph-man. “Now, now, mustn’t do that,” he said. “I want you to stay behind.” That smile—so bold, so bright—wouldn’t take no for an answer.
Jessicahas quoted21 days ago
Jinshi saw one person walking along as if the uproar didn’t concern her. She was a petite girl with freckles peppering her nose and cheeks.
Jessicahas quoted21 days ago
She was so busy thinking it, in fact, that she didn’t even notice the person passing by.
Jessicahas quoted21 days ago
I’m just dying to get a look at that gorgeous eunuch they say lives in the central area,” Maomao said
Jessicahas quoted22 days ago
For one, curiosity; and for another, a hunger for knowledge. And then there was her budding sense of justice.