The Empress Sets Out to Seduce Him, and the Regent Falls for Her Step by Step

【Black Lotus Empress ✕ Sweet-on-the-Outside, Dark-on-the-Inside Prince Regent】 【Palace Intrigue, Both Leads Are Faithful】 + 【Love and Hate】 + 【Obsessive Imperial Uncle】 + 【Dramatic Empress】 She is the dignified, gracious empress in the eyes of the world, and a poison-laced black lotus trapped in the imperial palace. He is the gentle, jade-like Prince Regent who commands all under heaven, and a ferocious tiger hiding his true nature in the dark. Gu Lingyin, a noblewoman from an aristocratic family, was appointed empress by the late emperor, yet Xiao Yuchen treated her like a mere ornament in the palace. Three years had drained away the last of her hopes for the emperor. The songs and laughter of the palace banquet could not conceal her loneliness. One cup of wine, and her reason began to crumble. Through her drunken haze, she ran into the man who stood at the pinnacle of power: Prince Regent Xiao Xuanheng. The drug burned like fire, and resentment surged like a tide. Gu Lingyin shed her mask of gentle obedience and kissed the man’s lips. That night, they shattered the taboo. She made herself a weapon, and he went along with it. Their reckless pleasure began as a calculated scheme, yet ignited the most secret desires buried deep in both their souls. They tangled together on the dragon throne and schemed against each other at court, sinking into an abyss of love and hate while struggling in a whirlpool of power and desire. The emperor’s suspicions, Consort Yun’s poisonous schemes, undercurrents at court, and the aristocratic clans’ watchful eyes… Every step was like walking on thin ice. Her smile was as lovely as a flower, yet her fingertips dripped with deadly poison. His tenderness was like flowing water, yet in the blink of an eye he could turn the world upside down. **A dangerous game with the empire as the stake and love as the blade.** **A forbidden romance between a Black Lotus Empress and a sweet-on-the-outside, dark-on-the-inside Prince Regent, at the pinnacle of power and capable of bringing the world to its knees.** **Who will fall first? Who is pulling the strings? Watch the Black Lotus beguile the dark-hearted Prince Regent and lead him deeper into her snare, as they compose the tragic finale of a wicked phoenix in a chaotic age!**