Expected to start publishing in mid-to-late November~
"Cool Palace Mistress x Tsundere Fox Spirit"
Miaochou has a future wife, chosen for her by the Goddess of Matchmaking. They are to marry once Miaochou turns five hundred and comes of age.
But she doesn't want to be tied to someone she's never even met, especially when that someone is human.
Can a human understand the dignity of a nine-tailed fox like her? Humans and foxes are different, after all. And she's the rarest kind of nine-tailed fox: a peach-colored fox.
But her mother says her future wife once saved her life, so she ought to repay the favor.
Miaochou: I'll find another way to repay her!
She just doesn't dare say that to her mother, who has a fearsome hand with the whip. Miaochou has been whipped enough to be afraid of it.
A month before her five-hundredth birthday, she slipped away from Qingqiu without telling anyone.
Not long after escaping, however, she met her future master, Shui Gongjing.
The name Miaochou also came from Shui Gongjing.
Shui Gongjing said her fur was as glossy and smooth as the finest silk, so she named her Miaochou.
Miaochou: So there are humans who know how to appreciate things after all!
On a whim, she followed her home.
Her master was the Palace Mistress of Taiwei Palace, and Miaochou's days there were nothing short of luxurious.
But after living like that for a while, Miaochou began to grow bored and wanted to escape Shui Gongjing's control.
Unfortunately, every time she tried to sneak out, Shui Gongjing caught her and brought her back herself.
The Shui Gongjing who seemed cool and aloof to outsiders was actually quite wicked in private.
For instance, she was always rubbing Miaochou's enormous fluffy tail, and even deliberately casting a spell so she couldn't run away. Then there were the cold winter nights when she used Miaochou to warm her bed and hands, even though a simple spell could have warmed the bed. And she never took Miaochou along when she went out, leaving her home alone to guard the place...
Escape seemed a long way off, so Miaochou decided to stay close to her for now and bide her time, waiting for the right opportunity.
Until one day, she learned an earth-shattering truth that Shui Gongjing had been hiding from her all along...
Her future wife was none other than the Palace Mistress of Taiwei Palace, her master, Shui Gongjing.
The fox:
*What do you mean I ran away from my wedding, but not completely?!
*What do you mean I diligently schemed my way straight into my future wife's trap?!
tips:
1. Happy ending, one-on-one romance, sweet and doting
2. The "Goddess of Matchmaking" in the blurb is a matchmaker deity. Although traditional mythology uses the term to refer broadly to deities in charge of fertility and marriage, such as Nuwa, the Goddess of Matchmaking is an individual deity in this story.
3. Before meeting Shui Gongjing, Miaochou's original name was Taotao.
4. Some of the settings are inspired by The Classic of Mountains and Seas, while others are original. Please don't overanalyze them~
5. All the main characters are women
Blurb written on March 10, 2026
Theme: Those who love each other will end up together.
