She Will Become Mine

Cì Chuān watched the caravan with Zhou Lihua go with a smile, though it vanished the moment her caravan disappeared from sight. How annoying it was that he had no choice but to part from her. It would only be for a little while, however. Yes, it was just a temporary parting. They did say absence made the heart grow fonder, and what little time they were apart would be made up for soon enough.

Yes. Very soon.

The palace he returned to was almost completely empty. His father and brother were not present. They had left with their armies, headed toward the Shang Kingdom even now.

Cì Chuān entered his bedroom, where his two slaves were waiting. They were both quite naked. Seeing their luscious bodies made him long to get in bed with them, but now was not the time.

“Get dressed, you two. I have a task that only you can accomplish,” he said.

“Yes, master,” the pair said in unison.