The Concubine of Loulan

[Ambitious heroine in the style of Empress Ye, multiple male love interests + ensemble cast elements + intricate political scheming] Take someone’s money and bear them a child; when the contract falls apart, carve a bloody path back! A man falls in love when she first discovers desire? She’s no longer delicate, with weapons in hand! A prophecy says she must have a child to survive her tribulation? Fine! She’ll be a concubine by contract, planning to make a quick exit after giving birth instead of being trapped in the inner quarters. Her ex-husband, with a criminal record, falls in love with her over time and offers her the position of wife? Get lost! She turns her back on him and leaves, determined to roam free beneath the open sky, unbound by romantic entanglements. Her father and sisters push her around and scheme against her, forcing her into a political marriage? Good! She’ll marry into the enemy nation for a second time, seize the opportunity to take the throne, and enter the fray amid the chaos of war! The devoted heir apparent: “Don’t go. I’ll marry you again, and you’ll be the only one for the rest of my life.” “Would you come if I took a male consort? But you won’t be the only one in my life.” The mesmerizing old charmer: “Stay here, and I’ll conquer all of Nanjiang and give it to you.” “Nanjiang is already in the bag. Send me Beijiang to prove you mean it.” The attendant young marquis: “Will you divorce him? Take a prince consort? I can help you conquer the realm. Just point and I’ll do it, even if it means warming your bed.” “?” The throne is cold, but plenty of people are eager to help her warm it. Love is warm, but it could make her bleed to death at any moment! *Also known as The Sweetest Concubine Reads the Fiercest Books and Plans to Become Queen and A Concubine Cast Aside Can Surely Seize a Throne (A mash-up of an imaginary setting, so don’t sweat the historical accuracy. A plot-driven story with a strong female lead. (No true male lead. The heroine marries several times, so readers who require chastity should stay away.) *This is the story of the children from the completed novel The Brocade-Clad Female Guard Rises Through the Ranks (Love My Sister to Death). It continues and expands on that story, but the two can be read independently without affecting each other. & Original cover art, do not use without permission