The Eunuch Husband

What do you do when you inexplicably become the favored companion of a powerful chief eunuch? Guanyi decides to cling to his coattails for all she's worth, pestering him relentlessly and refusing to let go. After all, there's good food to be had when you stick with the chief eunuch, and he's quite handsome, too. Li Chengchen is cold-hearted and gloomy, yet he watches her tread carefully through the palace's schemes and intrigue, and sees how she acts without restraint in front of him. For the first time, he feels that his life is complete. Amid shifting court politics and the rise and fall of palace fortunes, they spend forty years together in the inner palace. They have no children, so he pours all the love he would have given a wife and children into her alone. Though tea may be bitter, he drinks it gladly. Set in an imaginary historical world. Don't scrutinize the history too closely. A real eunuch romance, sweet and doting. Coming soon: Concealing His Glory, by Yuban Blurb: The Chu family is a prestigious clan. Chu Lianying is the only son of the Minister of Personnel and the Duke of Ying's legitimate daughter, and people in the capital line up to seek a marriage alliance with him. One day, over tea, the people of Western Qin discuss Chu Lianying's latest romantic exploits. Someone mentions that the girl in the story is none other than Wei Xiangyi, the disgraced minister's daughter who spent years guarding the border and now works at the Censorate. The whole gathering is stunned. The two are mismatched in every way, from appearance to family background, which only makes people more eager to investigate. Rumors soon spiral out of control. The story of their love takes countless twists and turns and is so meticulously reasoned that even the emperor believes it without question, immediately issuing an imperial decree to arrange their marriage. The sudden betrothal leaves Wei Xiangyi at a loss. If she marries into the Chu household, how can she clear the name of the wronged in the old Cangwu case? How will she manage the complicated etiquette and rules of the nobility? And how will she live day in and day out with Chu Lianying, who grew up surrounded by wealth and splendor? Everyone says Wei Xiangyi is an ill-starred loner, cold and unfeeling. But Chu Lianying believes that when this reserved, distant woman shows her gentle side, even the gods and Buddhas cannot resist her allure. Theme: Kindness