Mon, May 22, 2017
Saved, buy not saved. To avoid the death sentence turned to beating by the please of His Majesty, Yihuan must answer 3 riddles or else suffer the 50 beatings anyways. The first comes easily, the second the Emperor himself cheats to help... But the third is difficult in ways the first weren't and right or wrong, the Grand Empress Dowager comes out on top.
Tue, May 23, 2017
The letters between Oboi and the other ministers is the first Lang's if chaos for Kangxi's rulership, his own court paid off and dealing dirty for years. In a funny move however, Kangxi earns total loyalty from these once corrupted officials. However the poisonous words of Oboi threaten far more things than oaths sworn between "brothers".
Tue, May 23, 2017
The growing affection of Kangxi for Yihuan causes distress on both sides of the rift. The Ming Crown Prince is set against Qing as the struggle for Yihaun's heart continues, who goes so far as to order Sister Xue to his bed chambers. Yet it's the choice to let Oboi live as a threat or die with his spy network that keeps the Emperor awake till late at night.