Remarrying My Ex’s Father
Emperor Jingxi was a stern and cold man, indifferent to women, and under his knee was only one son—the Crown Prince, a youth as bright and pure as the moon. Of this son, the emperor was at least somew
Chapter 1: She Cannot Stand in the Light
Two young maids were carrying wooden buckets, using old brooms to spread paste on the corners of the window lattice. Then they took a sheer, supple blue-green gauze, stretching it across the four corners, and began to stick it onto the window frame.
After the beginning of autumn, the air turned cool, and the windows needed to be sealed.
Awu reclined slightly against a cloud-patterned silk pillow, holding a bowl of silken tofu stewed with fresh water caltrops. With a delicate, translucent white jade spoon, she savored it, spoonful by spoonful.
These water caltrops were tribute from South Lake, delivered early in the morning to the Eastern Splendor Gate, then divided into several chests and sent with ice to the Crown Prince’s residence. All the best things in the Crown Prince’s household eventually found their way to her, which was why today she could taste this tender tofu with fresh water caltrops.
At White Dew, the water caltrops were at their most tender, the skin thin, the flesh plump and juicy. The kitchen’s skill was impeccable—the fresh, pale caltrop’s fragrance seeped into the soft tofu. A spoonful placed in the mouth blossomed with freshness, as if tasting the clear breeze from Tai Lake.
Awu sighed in contentment, though beneath the pleasure lay a trace of melancholy.
She feared these delicious, easy days were numbered.
Since coming to the Crown Prince’s estate, she’d been kept in the Emerald Bower, rarely stepping outside.
There was little choice; as someone who could