I Accept the Decree

[Jinjiang: Qiu Zhi Bu De] The Eastern Palace series, A Sleeve Hiding the Sky and Snow Filling the Long Road, is complete. The other stories in the same series, With Honor and Hibiscus Hues, are available to add to your collection! [Blurb] Everyone at court knows that Emperor Yuan favors the Chancellor. Er, the former Chancellor. But there are always some fools who dare impeach even the former Chancellor. "When Chancellor Xu was in office, she built factions, abused her power, corrupted the court, flouted the law, accepted enormous bribes, and even disrupted the military..." Emperor Yuan barely lifted his eyelids. In an unhurried voice, he said, "If she's so capable, let her come back and manage my harem." [Mini-scene One] When new officials enter the court, the Minister of Personnel personally gives them some pointers: "The first rule of being an official: Don't provoke Chancellor Xu!" "When Chancellor Xu was in the Eastern Palace, she was His Majesty's study companion and attendant. The two of them had a... very close relationship, eating and sleeping together. Well, every month, there are a few days when her temper gets... especially bad. She even dares to talk back to His Majesty." "She's also incredibly petty, with a mind as narrow as a needle. She remembers every little thing, no matter how long ago it happened..." "So don't think Chancellor Xu has fallen just because His Majesty dismisses her now and then. That's just the two of them having a spat. When she's out of court, Chancellor Xu is even scarier than when she's in it..." [Mini-scene Two] Years later, the civil and military officials lamented, "Chancellor Xu really worked herself to the bone. She poured her heart and soul into everything while in office, personally handling every matter, and in the end she died of overwork. We all misunderstood her! Thank goodness His Majesty is a sentimental man. Chancellor Xu may be gone, but her younger sister is still here. At least that's some comfort to Chancellor Xu..." Xu Jiao: "Comfort my ass! May your whole families die of overwork! I'm the one who won't die!" Things to know before reading: 1. One-on-one romance, sweet story, happy ending, career-minded male lead, no harem, and there's an important reason: the Chancellor keeps a tight leash on him. 2. A match made in heaven! (Heavenly match, as in a match made by fate, not a match that makes people cause trouble.) Childhood sweethearts! (Childhood buddies is more accurate.) 3. The dog is the Chancellor, don't get the wrong idea! 4. The female lead transmigrates. She disguises herself as a man in the early chapters, then opens the way for women officials. The Chancellor is career-minded, with equal focus on work and romance. 5. 80% paywall, 72-hour delay. Cover by Riyueyue Zhaodajiang, kisses~ Preorder: A Sleeve Hiding the Sky Chen Ling is an emperor. In the eyes of her ministers, she is always cool and composed, diligent in her duties, and has only one soft and cuddly little Crown Prince by her side. Only Chen Ling knows that she has always bound her chest, disguised herself as a man, and sat on that perilous dragon throne. Three years into Chen Ling's reign, on a southern inspection tour, Prince Tan rebelled. She and the Crown Prince were trapped amid the rebel troops. Shen Ci risked his life to save them, showing no regard for his own safety. Then an awkward situation arose: when the little Crown Prince stood beside General Shen, they looked rather alike. How could that be? Shen Ci had always kept a secret no one knew. At first, the late emperor had just found his fourth son, Chen Ling, who had been living away from home. Shen Ci was sent to bring Chen Ling back to the capital and serve as his study companion. Shen Ci was troubled: The fourth prince was refined and delicate, almost too pretty. If a stone hit his foot, he'd secretly cry. If he couldn't walk any farther, his eyes would turn red and he'd ask Shen Ci to carry him. Of all the princes, Chen Ling was always the one who got bullied... So Shen Ci took his side, and Chen Ling grew close to him. Later, the situation at court became murky and treacherous. The crown prince died, and Chen Ling was thrust into the position of heir at the center of the storm. Then a whole group of study companions suddenly arrived at the Eastern Palace, but Chen Ling remained closest to Shen Ci... One year during the autumn hunt, someone tampered with Chen Ling's wine, and Shen Ci mistakenly drank it. What happened next felt like a chaotic, jumbled dream. In a daze, he heard her crying as she called him Brother Shen Ci. The dream seemed absurd, but also real and satisfying, and he couldn't stop... When he sobered up afterward, he saw the late emperor's consort trembling on her knees in the room and realized he'd committed a grave taboo. Chen Ling's face darkened. "For the sake of your family's generations of loyalty, I won't let this matter go any further. But from today on, get out of the Eastern Palace..." Shen Ci looked at Chen Ling and didn't offer a single explanation. He left for the border. During the four years Shen Ci was away from the capital, he first heard that Chen Ling had fallen seriously ill and gone to a palace retreat to recuperate. Later, Chen Ling ascended the throne and gradually purged her enemies at court, consolidating her power and becoming a diligent, enlightened ruler in the eyes of her ministers. She was no longer the Chen Ling Shen Ci remembered, the one who would cry if a branch scratched her hand... Shen Ci never expected that while visiting his aunt, he would run into Chen Ling and the Crown Prince trapped in the rebellion. On the journey escorting the emperor and Crown Prince back to the capital, Shen Ci tossed and turned. The Crown Prince was just three years old, and that autumn hunt had been... Shen Ci knelt before the emperor. "This general dares to ask Your Majesty to give my son back to me." Chen Ling gritted her teeth through her period pain and snapped, "Get out!" The main story of Snow Filling the Long Road, part of the same series, is complete. [Blurb] Wen Yin is the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Yongan's household. With her cloudlike hair, slender waist, and clear, expressive eyes, she is breathtakingly beautiful. For a long time, the young noblemen of the capital have secretly yearned for her. Then a sudden upheaval in the capital leaves the emperor powerless and the former crown prince deposed. The Marquis of Yongan's household, which had not joined the Eastern Palace's schemes, is implicated. They are forced to marry their only daughter, Wen Yin, to the deposed crown prince, who lies dying in bed, to bring him good fortune. Though the marriage is supposedly meant to bring good luck, everyone in the capital is waiting to see how the deposed crown prince will torment Wen Yin, a peerless beauty. They are also hoping to have their turn with her after he dies. But what the entire court sees is Li Yu taking up his sword again and ascending the imperial throne. If you are the only person in the world who treats someone well, then even if you have to grind your teeth to dust and swallow your own blood, you must keep her safe. Li Yu did it. On their wedding day, Wen Yin looked at Li Yu on his sickbed and used a warm, damp towel to gently wipe his face clean, bit by bit. Not bad. Clean, fair, and refined. [A few days later: Yeah, right~] Theme: Stand on your own feet and strive for greatness, until you become a marquis or chancellor!