The Phoenix Returns to Court: The Beguiling Duke Pledges His Kingdom to Her

Overnight, she went from a beloved little princess to a prisoner. Her father and mother both died at the hands of rebels. Blood filled the red-walled palace, the empire changed hands, and she fell from her heavenly heights into the mud.

Sent to a foreign tribe, she learned to drink fiery liquor, tame wild horses, and wield a spear with breathtaking skill.

The imperial family of Daye wants her hand in marriage? Absolutely not! Disguised as a maid accompanying the bride, she returns to Daye. She will lay the plot, play the game, claim her revenge, and shake the empire. Yan Li will make this prosperous age unfold as she wishes.

But why does this Duke of Protecting the State always get the better of her? She taps her right foot, leaps into the wind, and thrusts her spear at his throat. Yet the enchanting man keeps smiling like a begonia in bloom.

That day in the carriage, she saw the Buddhist beads he was turning over in his hand.

Yan Li asked, “My lord, do you believe in Buddha?”

Mei Yutang replied, “I have never believed in gods or Buddhas.”

But later, beneath a begonia tree, he pressed his palms together.

He said, “From now on, in heaven and on earth, you alone are my deity.”