The Ailing Beauty of a Fallen Kingdom Is Coveted

Seeking readers for my upcoming novel: My Cold, Beautiful Husband-Father! The neighboring novel is already underway.

[Gentle Kitten, Sickly Beauty, Former Master Receives x Feudal Patriarch, Tyrant Who Spoils His Lover Gives]

The recipient endures humiliation and compromises to survive. An ominous, dark flavor; please don't read if that's not your thing!

The Southern Zhao Kingdom fell, and its former ruler, Lin Yuanyu, became a prisoner.

The enemy who destroyed his kingdom was the hostage prince he'd saved fourteen years ago, now the tyrant Xiao Jingxuan.

The tyrant threatened to play him to death in the palace or throw him into the Northern Frontier army camp to be trampled by thousands of soldiers.

"You ungrateful bastard!"

Lin Yuanyu regretted saving the tyrant back then.

Now all he could do was wait to become a plaything, submitting to him night after night.

But when they finally met again, Lin Yuanyu wasn't humiliated at all. Instead, he was cherished like a treasure in the palm of Xiao Jingxuan's hand.

The "ungrateful bastard" made him regent, gave him the imperial sword, and shared the realm with him.

Jade, gold, and jewels were as plentiful as sand. The tyrant piled every precious thing he could find on Lin Yuanyu, showering him with tenderness and devotion and treating him as his most precious treasure.

The tyrant's sudden change of heart made Lin Yuanyu suspect a trap. Then came another earth-shattering announcement.

He was going to make him empress, too!

Everyone said the tyrant had gone mad.

Xiao Jingxuan said, "I'm not mad."

In this life, he would make Lin Yuanyu his empress at any cost and lay the whole realm at his feet.

"If I don't have Yuanyu, what use is the realm to me?"

A noble little prince mysteriously appeared in the palace, delighting the emperor... who conquered the realm and searched everywhere for rare treasures for him.

It was repayment for the life-saving kindness Lin Yuanyu had shown him in his youth.

The little prince loved idle reading, especially travelogues. Xiao Jingxuan searched the realm for rare books and filled the palace library for him.

One afternoon, Lin Yuanyu pointed to a map in a travelogue. "The grasslands are so vast. I envy the freedom of riding horses there..."

Xiao Jingxuan said, "We'll campaign north."

Rumors spread through the court once more: the emperor's policies depended entirely on the empress's opinion.

"Why do you love me?" Lin Yuanyu asked one day when they were passing the time.

Xiao Jingxuan told him that they had shared a previous life. Lin Yuanyu had died of grief, and Xiao Jingxuan had taken his own life to follow him. By a twist of fate, he was reborn at the beginning of Southern Zhao's fall.

Lin Yuanyu was no plaything this time. Now he was the most precious treasure in the whole realm.

Lin Yuanyu laughed at him. "Devoted to me across two lives? What a fool."

Xiao Jingxuan said, "Then let me repay you with myself."

"Mmm..."

Now Lin Yuanyu willingly entwined himself with him and answered his kiss.

"I love you."

"Mm."

Here's a preview of my upcoming novel:

My Cold, Beautiful Husband-Father! ID: 10680784

[Gentle, Virtuous, Spendthrift Young Widower Receives x Wolf-Cub, God of War, Younger Adopted Son Gives]

Song Xianyun was fabulously wealthy, and his parents had died young. He should have been a carefree young wastrel, but he was a Kunze... and his husband had left him, too.

Everyone said he was doomed to bring misfortune to those around him.

He didn't believe in fate, so he took in an adopted son. Before long, the boy ran away and vanished without a trace.

Three years later, he was sold by chance and became the man bestowed upon Shen Xu, the god of war, as a husband, in order to humiliate him on the emperor's orders.

Even the beggars on the street knew that the unlucky Song Xianyun from the capital was going to be sent to his death.

But on their wedding night, when the red veil was lifted, the man before him was none other than the adopted son who had disappeared years ago...

(This upcoming novel is monogamous. The recipient has no feelings for or connection to his former husband. The two recipients share a home as friends, with no romantic involvement. The recipient is very accepting, and there are no ethical or moral obstacles to the romance between him and the giver.)

Reader's Guide:

1. Monogamous couple, sweet romance.

2. The recipient is a gentle, sickly little kitten who keeps trying to live through difficult times and never gives up. He can be a bit cheeky at times.

3. The giver is tough on the outside but soft at heart, very doting, and always there to guide and support him.

4. I'm not very good at political intrigue, so this is mostly a sweet, fluffy romance with little angst.

5. No breaking up the couple, reversing roles, dream pairings, or comparison bashing. Please let me know if you borrow anything! Suggestions are welcome! Mwah!

6. The era, etiquette, rituals, medicinal herbs, food, and so on mentioned in this novel are all fictional. There are some historical references, but most details are made up, so please don't scrutinize them too closely!

7. I'll add more later (≧∇≦)

#Mutual healing, so please enjoy!

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