By November on the lunar calendar, it had to be said that the weather here was warmer than by the seaside, situated between the Northern and Southern parts of the region. When it was cold, the temperature was around seven or eight degrees Celsius, and when it was warm, it could reach twenty degrees. If it was like that even in winter, summer would be even more conducive, allowing many crops to be grown all year round.
You wouldn't expect it to snow above freezing, and while you might see snow by the seaside, it wasn't necessarily the case here.
Ever since a continuous stream of scandals had erupted from Prince Zhao's side, the Emperor had confined him to his house and forbade him from leaving before the New Year. This gave Xiao Yu her chance.
