Jiang Jinyan stole a glance and was amused to see how serious her face was. He then returned his gaze to his manga, his whole body relaxing fully.The atmosphere around them slowly thawed, becoming harmonious and tranquil.
Shi Nian read the book word by word, her heart thumping into a mess. It wasn't a very thick book, only around fifty pages and the words in every page were short and briefly elaborated. The paper had turned yellow and there were creases in the corner, even torn in some pages. Shi Nian guessed it had just been read recently because there was no dust inside. The position in which she found the book further confirmed her speculation.
The corrupt minister, traitorous prince, cheating concubine, heinous official…Shi Nian read through them one by one. On one hand, she was relieved not to find a familiar name there but on the other hand, she was disappointed for she had gone through many books to find his name to no avail.
