The Legend of Nanxing

Name: The Legend of Nanxing
Author: A Very Small Leaf

南星传

by A Very Small Leaf (很小的一片叶子)

Status: Completed
Length: 161k Words
Genre: Ancient Romance
Subgenre: Ancient-Style Life
Updated: 1y ago
Source: Fanqie

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Shen Nanxing was the gentle, reserved, and modest young lady of the Yongning Marquis’s household. She and Gu Yu’an, the heir to the marquisate, had grown up together and spent many years by each other’s side. She was certain she would marry him one day. But then a sudden turn of events forced her into the palace, and her cousin became her brother. Once inside the palace, she sought neither the emperor’s favor nor his love, only her own safety. But by chance, she saved Lu Huaichuan, and from then on she became the most favored woman in the harem, gradually growing volatile and unpredictable. Gu Yu’an had someone in his heart he could never speak of: the love of his youth and the one he would cherish for all his life. A sudden turn of events made him lose her forever, so he stepped aside and silently vowed, “I’m willing to become the sharpest sword in your hand, to give you a lifetime of peace and safety.” Lu Huaichuan had a beloved woman in his heart, but emperors were fickle. By chance, he came to have another beloved in his heart. “The Ultimate Push and Pull Between a Mad Consort and a Powerful Minister” Shen Nanxing once met someone outside the palace. Their encounter began with her intending to use him, but at some point, she fell for him. When they first met, Shen Nanxing was a down-on-her-luck young lady, and Lin Zhibai was a poor scholar. He knew she had an ulterior motive, yet willingly let her use him. “Whatever you want, I’ll give it to you.” When they met again, Shen Nanxing was the emperor’s favored consort, and Lin Zhibai was a close aide to the emperor. He should have been upright and honorable, devoted to his duties, yet he still fell for her and let her use him.

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