The Phoenix Gu

Princess Xie Zhaoyuan, sent to marry for peace, is pulled into Crown Prince Chen Qingzhi’s arms on a snowy night. “Your Highness, I’m your elder brother’s betrothed!”

“Your elder brother?” He chuckles and whispers against her ear. “The woman I want is someone even Heaven wouldn’t dare keep from me!”

The Empress lays a trap, and the poison of the parasite eats into his bones. She kneels beside his bed in the freezing cold, using her own blood as a catalyst to save his life. Yet he turns around and offers her to the mad emperor. “Either become the palace’s blade, or become my wife!”

She grits her teeth. “First I’ll break the curse, then seize power. I want the phoenix throne, and I want your life!”

He bends down and kisses the blood on the corner of her lips. “The empire is yours. You belong to me!”

Poisoned brocade, locked-scale flowers, and snowy nights beneath cold parasol trees: she plans every move. He seizes military power, cuts down scoundrels, and topples the throne, indulging her without end!

When the truth comes to light, she finally learns that the deepest poison is his ten years of lovesickness, and the strongest antidote is her saying, “Husband, hold me.”

A defeated princess x an obsessive crown prince: two formidable leads flirting and sparring, sweetness and angst intertwined, ancient-style political intrigue, and thrills galore!