Summary
Chapter 0 The Entire Capital Could Hear My Thoughts-Except My Husband The entire capital could hear my thoughts. Except my husband. On the second day after our wedding, I served tea to my mother-in-law. Outwardly, I was gentle and obedient. Inwardly, I was cursing up a storm. [There’s contraceptive medicine in this tea.] Every guest in the hall went pale at once. My mother-in-law’s hand trembled, and the teacup smashed to the floor. My husband, Xie Mingzhu, sat beside me. Calm as ever, he bent down and picked up the shattered porcelain for me. “Mother.” He said, “The tea has gone cold. Bring another cup.” I looked at his cold profile and grew even angrier. [Why are you pretending to be such a virtuous husband? Tonight, you’re going to send me to the Eastern Palace as a spy.] The whole hall fell silent again. Only Xie Mingzhu raised his eyes to look at me, as if he had heard nothing at all. “My lady, don’t touch the shards.”