By His Side

"Oh my, to what do I owe this honour?" 

Upon receiving the private invitation to meet the famous courtesan, Yu Lan, Xie Qinzhen became the envy of all the other men in the room but he knew that his luck had run out. In truth, it wasn't as though he was trying to conceal his identity; after sifting through the capital in search of Chun Xue's whereabouts, from the seediest of bathhouses to the grandest of brothels but to no avail, he knew that he had to broaden his hunting ground. 

He didn't believe that Chun Xue's particular looks hadn't gone unnoticed by the rich and powerful men who played games in the capital. The reason why he'd been brought away in the first place was already suspicious at best. If Xie Qinzhen didn't manage to solve this for his father, they might become tangled up in a mess big enough to bring imperial wrath down upon them.