The Marquis's Abandoned Son: Taking Charge of the Realm from the Princess's Residence

[Multiple Heroines] [Cao Cao] [Political Intrigue] [No Golden Finger]

The Wu Dynasty has enjoyed more than three hundred years of peace. The court may seem tranquil, but civil officials, military generals, aristocrats, and the imperial clan have long since woven an impenetrable web of power.

Lin Jue, a young man who comes to the capital in search of his relatives, becomes the pebble that breaks through that web.

The emperor and empress vie for power, while undercurrents surge. Aristocrats chase profit and attack those outside their factions. Civil officials form cliques, and military generals command their own troops. Beyond the borders, powerful enemies watch like tigers poised to pounce.

Amid this treacherous turmoil, Lin Jue turns cunning into strength, tears open the cracks in the power structure, and sets the whole court in motion.

The Empress Dowager’s authority and the Eldest Princess’s influence are both stepping stones on Lin Jue’s path to the summit.

So what if he’s the abandoned son of a marquis’s household? This realm, and all these women who can turn the clouds with a wave of their hands and summon rain with another, are all mine, Lin Jue’s!

Years later, Lin Jue looked down at the women at the very top of the Wu Dynasty’s power pyramid and smiled.

“Tonight, whoever knows how to please me best will receive my exclusive favor.”

(There’s a bit of buildup, but it’s all there to make the payoff even more satisfying.)