Koala Reads

"The main hall of the Loyal and Righteous Marquis's residence was full of anxious faces. The old matriarch sat rigid in her chair, worry carved into every line of her face. Around her, daughters-in-law and granddaughters offered soothing words like a practiced balm."

"“Don’t worry, Grandmother,” the Seventh Miss said. “Xiao Jiu isn’t the same child she used to be. She won’t be pushed around so easily.”"

"“She’s right,” the lady of the eldest branch chimed in. “I’ve seen it myself — our Little Nine is no longer that helpless, bewildered girl.”"