The day Fan Xi was carried into the Duke of Zhenguo's residence, it snowed in the capital.
Not through the front gate, but the side gate. A small sedan chair, carried by two matrons, crunched across the snow. She wore a newly made lotus-pink dress, and snow clung to the tips of her embroidered shoes. Meltwater seeped inside, cold as needles.
“Miss, lower your head,” one of the matrons whispered. “It's the proper way.”
She lowered her head and saw that her fingers were bright red with cold, split open in a few places. They hurt and itched a little. She clutched the handkerchief in her sleeve, the only thing she had brought from home. A crooked clump of orchids was embroidered on it.
Wei Yan was waiting for her in his study.
When she entered, he was writing and didn't look up. Fan Xi stood there, counting her breaths. By the forty-seventh, her feet had gone numb, and it felt as if insects were crawling inside her bones. She couldn't stand it any longer and shifted her feet slightly.
Wei Yan put down his brush.
“How old are you?”
“Eighteen.”
“Can you read?”
“A little.”
Only then did he look at her. His gaze slid down from her face like a hand, feeling her through her clothes. Fan Xi stiffened, every hair on her body standing on end, but she didn't dare move.
“Move to Orchid Court tomorrow,” he said. “Tell the steward if you need anything.”
That was it. No nuptial wine, no red candles, not a word more than necessary. She became the concubine of Wei Yan, Duke of Zhenguo. He even skipped the concubine-taking ceremony because he disliked a fuss.
Looks good, I wish the ending was better
A low-end version of "Mansion Gate", especially the sound of the watch sounds more like
Messy
Just watched it, give it five stars first
There are always repeated passages
I can't stand it anymore! The descriptions of characters and situations are repeated over and over again, which dilutes the plot and makes people tired and give up. .