Phoenix Facing the Sun

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As the emperor's favorite, Zhao Xiyue only has to stand on Zhuque Avenue for the princes to go around her.

Only Xie Yun remains unmoved. "Princess, step aside a little."

Zhao Xiyue reluctantly moves over.

The ministers: The top scholar fears no powerful authority. He is truly a role model for us all!

Xie Yun steps forward and bows deeply. "Your Majesty, this humble official and the princess are in love. We ask you to grant us permission to marry."

Emperor Jiande: !!!!

The ministers: ????

Zhao Xiyue: ...In love, my foot.

"What is it you even like about me?!"

"You're willful and brazen, and I never let a grudge go. We're made for each other."

"..." Top Scholar, that's not what 'made for each other' means!

A fierce yet sweet, scheming little princess VS a reserved, secretly flirtatious top scholar with the bearing of an immortal

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Reading Guide:

1. This is a fictional setting. No historical research, no historical research, no historical research!

2. One-on-one romance, happy ending, official pairing already set.

3. Sweet romance, daily life, and political intrigue, in no fixed proportions.

4. A story born of wild imagination.

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"Failed to Become the Crown Prince's White Moonlight"

At the Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet, the wine had begun to flow, and no one noticed the graceful figure passing through the side hall.

"Your Highness, why aren't you at the banquet drinking with the ministers? Why have you come here alone?" Her eyes glimmered as she leaned against the railing, her figure bright and alluring.

Yuchi Hao remained unmoved. "Don't cling to me."

The Crown Prince had said this more than once, but He Yan paid him no mind. Her peach-blossom eyes held a hint of delight and reproach, and she carried on as she pleased.

There was only one reason: after their betrothal was arranged, she had a dream.

In the dream, the First Prince used her to frame the Crown Prince as immoral. She died from a cup of poisoned wine in the back courtyard of the prince's manor. And the man who had once promised to spend his whole life with her turned around and married the Empress Dowager's niece.

Only after Yuchi Hao put down the rebellion did he restore the good name she had held in life.

Beneath a heavy fall of snow, the new emperor brushed the snow from her gravestone and murmured, "Why didn't you wait for me to come back?"

When she awoke from the dream, she went straight to the palace and pounded on the doors of Jichen Hall without a moment's hesitation.

Then the Crown Prince, his face icy, sent her straight back out.

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Everyone said the Crown Prince was as graceful as an orchid and a gentleman of the highest virtue.

Only Yuchi Hao knew that greed had long since sunk into his bones. He wanted to keep even the moonlight at his side.

Though condemned by a thousand, he would still be content.

Theme: The beauty of familial love in an ancient imperial court, and understanding its true meaning