The General and Me

How could my sister, such a lively and adorable person, have died in such a bizarre way? Fallen into a well? Why would she do something so foolish as to jump alone into that narrow hole? My sister was too scared to even walk home alone at night, yet she supposedly went wandering outside by herself after dark? Who would believe that? She was such a coward.

Li Yu believed there was definitely something wrong with her sister's death. She had to enter the palace and uncover the truth.

But Li Yu's parents firmly opposed her entering the palace, so the two elders could only hurry to find her a good husband.

Chu Yu stood beside her, half a head taller than the man in front of them. His proportions were excellent: tall and lean, but not at all frail. Even in nothing but light blue, he looked fresh and refined.

He didn't pull Li Yu close, but stood beside her. He glared at Young Master Zhang, his eyes seeming to declare his claim over her...