The Nine Phoenixes of Hanhua

When she was twelve, turmoil forced her to leave the palace and the place she had called home for all those years.

Lost in the chaotic alleys, she met him, a boy who had run away from home in a fit of pique.

Through all the upheaval, he stayed by her side.

As clubs rained down and mad dogs attacked, she held him tightly in her arms, shielding him.

She hid in the lawless alleys outside the palace for three months before she was finally brought back.

A series of high fevers left her with almost no memories.

All she remembered was someone in her dreams, clad in blazing red, a cinnabar mark in her heart.

So she doted on that person for a lifetime, only to be betrayed in the end.

But amid those towering flames,

someone held her soul close.

Han Hua: “When we parted that year, A Su said that when we met again, she would welcome me as her only husband, dressed in red wedding robes and a phoenix crown... Though our reunion didn't quite go as she had promised, Han Hua is still very happy. Because, no matter what, A Su kept her promise, even if I was the only one who believed in it. In the end, I am still A Su's husband, the prince consort she married in a proper ceremony.”

Su Wei: “I carried guilt over what I did to you in my past life, but I never knew that, in either life, you were indispensable to me.”

A note for readers:

This is a fictional story set in a matriarchal world, not a traditional historical palace-intrigue novel. Please read with care.

If it makes you uncomfortable, feel free to leave. You don't have to love it, but please don't hurt others.

One-on-one romance, happy ending

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