[Pure historical romance, real eunuch, heroine is not a virgin, heroine is reborn, court intrigue, no golden finger, not a wish-fulfillment novel, nation and family, slow burn]
Pei Zhen died in the winter of Yong'an Year Thirty.
On that day, snow fell in swirling flakes. A woman took her own life at Meridian Gate, was thrown into the imperial prison, and died three days later.
After death, she neither went before the underworld authorities nor crossed the Yellow Springs. Instead, she became a lone ghost trapped inside a palace.
Ten years later.
When Pei Zhen learned that her younger brother was in trouble, she tried every means to escape the palace.
Suddenly, the palace's master called out to her. “Little ghost, want to get out?”
Pei Zhen froze. “You can see me?”
The master of the palace was Xu Ling, a eunuch.
Not only could Xu Ling see her, he had shared a room with her for three years. He also knew that Pei Zhen was a female top scorer who had been dead for ten years, and that her allotted lifespan had not yet run out.
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Who was Xu Ling?
A eunuch with a rather unsavory reputation.
He persecuted loyal officials and fed the emperor slanderous advice.
At first, he had no intention of helping Pei Zhen and repeatedly tried to drive her away.
Until Pei Zhen told him, “A eunuch and a ghost are a match made in heaven.”
Xu Ling: “Mm, that's right. We're made for each other.”
P.S. He is a real eunuch. The heroine will be reborn.
Give yourself a five-star rating. If you don't look good, slap me in the mouth.
The family is super nice, but I don't know how the heroine will be resurrected later. Does she have any mysterious powers?