"Eunuch Wei," Imperial Noble Consort Chen said in a crisp voice, like a sharp blade cutting through the silence of the night. "The item is with me." My heart leaped straight into my throat. What on earth was this woman up to?!
I hid behind a pillar, my heart pounding like a drum. The feeling was even more thrilling than clubbing!
The firelight flickered across her face, making and breaking shadows so that I couldn't clearly see her expression at that moment, but I had a lingering sense that the smile at the corner of her mouth carried deep meaning.
Chapter 59