Secrets
The Last Bride of Shen Mansion
I married into an ancient manor. My husband was handsome and gentle, spending every day personally selecting hairpins and picking out dresses for me.
Later, I discovered the manor’s secret, and my eyes welled with tears of terror.
He said, “You’re trembling. It’s not because you’re afraid of me, is it?”
“It’s alright. You just haven’t adjusted yet. I’ll teach you, slowly…”
Shadow Play
Before she died, my closest friend gave me two things.
A piece of skin she had cut from her own body, and her lover.
She asked me to use that skin to make a shadow puppet for the opera…
I think I understood what she meant. She was telling me: Ah Mei, I’m giving you a generous gift. You should return the favor-kill someone for me.
