Koala Reads

"The urgent dispatch about the border reached them and, upon hearing it, Shen Qing’s mood sobered. “Go quickly,” she told him without any urge for levity."

"Ji Junye kissed her once on the mouth, then rose and left for the next room."

"Since he’d taken up residence, the adjoining chamber had been turned into his study. During the New Year’s lull he rarely bothered with it, handling small matters at will. But when he read the courier’s report, his face hardened."