The Eunuch Lord

【Domineering, dangerously unhinged emperor x cool, gentle eunuch; pampered top; no angst】 Of the late emperor’s nineteen sons, only the least-favored Fourth Prince, Yin Xuan, carved a path to the throne with an iron fist. Stepping over piles of corpses, he rose to become the supreme ruler. Emperor Jingzuo wielded military might to command respect. His word was law, and the slightest defiance meant bloodshed. The officials trembled in fear. None dared look the emperor’s wrath in the eye. Yet one man was permitted within three feet of the emperor. That man was He Zong, Chief Eunuch of the Directorate of Ceremonial Affairs. The Chief Eunuch was the head of the eunuchs, wielding immense power and often called the “inner chancellor.” All the court officials knew that He Zong was Emperor Jingzuo’s only confidant and favorite at court. Every memorial passed through his hands, and he delivered many of the emperor’s decrees. They envied him or feared him, but none knew that when the candles flickered late at night in Qianyuan Hall, the man pinned beneath the emperor on the dragon bed was none other than the very person they both hated and feared by day.