The Cold, Powerful Official Bows to Me

Name: The Cold, Powerful Official Bows to Me
Author: Pale Moon, Gentle Chill

清冷权臣，他为我折腰

by Pale Moon, Gentle Chill (淡月微凉)

Status: Ongoing
Length: 445k Words
Genre: Ancient Romance
Subgenre: Palace & Household Intrigue
Updated: 10h ago
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Also known as: Bewitching the Capital: The Powerful Brought to Their Knees #Rival Suitors #Multiple Male Leads, All Chaste #Making Money #Beautiful Black Lotus #Feel-Good Power Fantasy The main romance is one-on-one, with Fu Tingnan as the official pairing. The other male leads are emotional entanglements, creating a battlefield of rival suitors. Read with care if that bothers you. Fu Tingnan is the heir to the Duke of Zhenguo, the youngest powerful minister in the court. Ruthless and decisive, he keeps women at a distance. Only Song Jingshu knows that he climbs through her window and into her bed. Clutching her aching waist, she grits her teeth. He leans close, his phoenix eyes narrowing slightly. “A Shu, let’s try something new next time.” Later, she is identified as the last surviving member of the Jiang family and thrown into the Ministry of Justice prison. Dressed in black, Fu Tingnan kneels outside the imperial study and trades his military achievements for her life. The emperor asks if it is worth it. He gives a single answer, the word landing heavier than a thousand catties: “Worth it.” When the Princess Zhaoning’s residence is completed, she decides to stop pretending. She makes clothes for the imperial consort, and the next day, the noblewomen of the capital crowd her doorstep. One powerful minister, a jealous husband in the making; one tycoon, a scheming fox; one heir, a cool and aloof immortal; one cousin, restrained and long-suffering; one minister of the Court of Judicial Review, a sharp-tongued spectator. Five men line up at her door, each trying to outdo the others. She watches the show from the second floor, sipping tea and counting her silver. The day the Third Prince of Liuyue arrives with a proposal of marriage on behalf of his country, all five men explode. Song Jingshu eats cherries without even looking up. “Why don’t you fight it out? I’ll treat the winner to a meal. The winner gets a seat at the table; the loser gets kicked out. I’m busy, so I’m leaving.” She’s serious about making money. They’re serious about outdoing one another. And she, for her part, loves watching. She had no interest in romance, yet the powerful of the capital willingly bend and lose themselves for her.

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