The Crane Master’s Last Platform

Rain tapped the one window of a tiny inn room while Hesheng lay awake beside Princess Lanyin, fully dressed and careful not to move. Lanyin's hand rested on the back of her neck, warm and steady. Hesheng had woken as the silk merchant villainess from a romance she remembered too well. The old Hesheng hurt the girl meant to win every heart, chased the princess, and died under a false charge at the last train platform. This Hesheng sells silk, listens to three trade regions, and paints birds and flowers with a strange gift. Her brush catches the exact feeling on a person's face. That skill wins her invitations and makes every powerful person nervous. Lanyin needs a marriage that will not hand ...