Yu Yao was born the daughter of the prefect of Taiyuan. After her father was framed and exiled with her brother, her mother took her own life rather than risk being violated. Yu Yao was pushed through a hole in the wall and fled to Jinling to escape disaster.
She made a living performing at the Taochun House, until she met Zhao Qingxian, the powerful chief eunuch who held sway over the court.
He forced her into the palace to serve the emperor.
The emperor was emperor in name only, with all real power in Zhao Qingxian’s hands. Unable to fight the powerful, Yu Yao played along and curried favor.
From concubine to consort, to noble consort, and finally empress dowager.
She had to take control of her own fate if she wanted to avoid being trampled on.
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She had always thought Zhao Qingxian knew her affection for him was false. They were simply using each other.
He despised her hypocrisy, and she hated him for dragging her into the quagmire of the inner palace.
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Sitting in his arms, she leaned close to his ear, her smile light and carefree, with a hint of disgust. “You dog eunuch~”
Zhao Qingxian’s face darkened. He turned her face toward him and kissed her lips. “Whether I’m a eunuch or not, surely you know.”
Reader’s guide:
1. For the sake of the story, the first two chapters set things up. The heroine enters the palace in Chapter 3.
2. One-on-one at the beginning and end, one-to-many in between. The male lead is a virgin.
3. Political scheming runs through the whole story, with palace intrigue as a side element. The male lead is awful and won’t fall for the heroine right away. Everyone has their own position, and no one is purely evil. The heroine is clear-headed and rational, and she will get everything she wants!
This book is good, but because the female protagonist is unclean, I don't know if the male protagonist is a real eunuch. Although these two are my highlight, the book is good, even better than the 9 I have read with a yandere male protagonist. Don't be discouraged, author. You must keep writing.
It's very logical, and the setting of the heroine is also good. Compared with other ancient sweet novels, this one is not boring, and it's also quite interesting. It won't be boring if you read it many times. [Sentiment] It's not a purely sweet novel that I can recommend.
The writing style of Dada is very good, the story is also very novel, and the male and female protagonists are also very good. Come on Dada [sending my heart]
It's pretty good, come on
Very interesting and novel
Everything is going well so far. I hope to keep up the good work in the future and not to stretch my hips [send heartfelt]