The fireworks blooming overhead not only lit up the night, but also illuminated the exquisite faces of Fu Hua and Kaguya.
Fu Hua was beautiful, but not excessively so. Princess Kaguya, however, was completely different—her beauty was irresistible to humans.
She knelt quietly upon a stone, yet she gave the impression that she was seated within a palace in the sky, like a princess of the Heavenly Realm.
No! It was not merely like that!
She was the princess of the heavens...
Clouds think of her robes, flowers think of her face; spring breezes brush the railings, dew gleams with splendor. Had one not seen her atop Jade Mountain, one would surely meet her beneath the moon at the Jade Terrace.
His heart was pounding—pounding fiercely!
It was not just attraction, but desire as well.
Having lived for decades, Fujiwara no Fuhito realized that he did not seem old at all. His mindset was still quite young!
He had seen many "beautiful" women and experienced women of every age and station, yet he had never been so stirred. It was as though he had returned to his youth, to the first flutterings of love.
This girl possessed a kind of magic—an irresistible charm!
But why had he never seen her before?
This was Fujiwara Capital, and everyone present was part of its nobility. If there were such a beautiful girl, there was no way he would not know of her.
And the person beside the girl wore makeup and clothing different from those native to Japan. Still, it could not be denied... she was far more beautiful than Japanese women.
Her clothes were also unlike anything he had ever seen, resembling styles from Shenzhou...
Could she be a noblewoman from abroad, or even an imperial princess? After all, Kaguya's