Koala Reads

"(Second day of the New Year — wishing everyone a prosperous Year of the Rabbit!)"

"The Crown Prince was in the midst of his pleasure when suddenly he spat blood, terrifying everyone in the eastern palace. A heavy silence fell over the chamber."

"Tuoba Zhe, who had only just left, hurried back into the prince’s sleeping hall and set about taking his pulse. The Crown Prince sat on the disordered bed, face dark, a smear of blood at his lip. His chest heaved violently; his heart hammered as if it had lost its rhythm."