Atraindo o Fênix Vermelho
Três anos após a morte trágica da Princesa Yongjia, a capital começou a ser assolada por uma série de assassinatos misteriosos. Enquanto a cidade inteira estava tomada pela desconfiança, do outro lado
The wife of General Wude was frail and often ill, and lately she had caught a chill. The newly hired physician, Hua Lin, was summoned to the residence to treat her. In the grand household of the general, a physician was expected not only to prescribe remedies, but to personally prepare and decoct the medicines.
After several days of exhausting work, Hua Lin could not manage alone and requested permission to bring his female apprentice into the house to assist him.
Yuetang was this apprentice.
As dusk fell and she was tending to the medicine in the main courtyard, the eldest son of the family, He Xu, rushed home and caught sight of her in an instant.
He immediately forgot the urgent matter he was meant to discuss with his wife, Lady Zhang, paused to brush aside the fragrant branches obstructing his view, and asked, his eyes gleaming, “Who is that?”
“She’s the female physician Hua brought today. Her surname is Lin, given name Xiuying—a young widow,” replied a servant, unable to resist glancing at the woman in the courtyard.
He Xu strode into the courtyard, lifting Yuetang’s chin with his folded fan.
Yuetang’s gaze rose, lingering on the fierce scar nearly a foot long across his forearm. “Young Master.”
He Xu was surprised. “How did you know I am the eldest son?”
Yuetang’s lips curled slightly, her gaze moving upward. “The lady said the eldest son is quite imposing.”
He Xu was delighted, laughing heartily. “Such an astute little lady!” He scrutinized her face again, then asked, “At such a tender age, how did you be