Fan Manlong

※Important notice: The title Jiuqing has been changed to The Cage Filled to the Brim. I originally wanted to call it Moon Over Longjing. I had a very strange dream at dawn, an extraordinary experience. I struggled with it internally and considered compromises like Moon in a Cage, but in the end I decided to keep this awkwardly forced name. What an extraordinary experience, written at 6:37 a.m. on September 22, 2026

[Romance-focused blurb]

"Moon Over Longjing"

She is an orphan from eastern Long, while he is a young man from the capital.

They meet across a thousand miles, brought together by fate.

A pursuit from one side, followed by a reunion after heartbreak.

A story of taking by force, followed by love after marriage.

#If you like someone, you have to win them over# #You have to truly love me# #Only because of you# #The empire awaits our reunion, while the river moon bears witness to true hearts#

Jiang Puniang: If I don't win him over, I'll definitely regret it. Is a forcibly twisted melon sweet or not? Twist it first and you'll find out!

Zhang Jingtong: If I don't take her away, I'll definitely regret it. Is a forcibly twisted melon sweet or not? If I say it's sweet, then it's sweet!

[Jinjiang-style blurb]

Zhang Jingtong shoulders a prestigious family of a hundred years amid the emperor's suspicions.

In public, he basks in glory; in private, he enjoys beauty and tenderness.

#My Years as the Eastern Palace's Leading Man# #The Minister of State Who Cannot Be Hidden Away# #Dancing on the Tightrope of Imperial Power# #A Survival Guide for Powerful Ministers#

[Family-focused blurb]

A scion of the imperial clan, the Zhang family's direct grandson.

His ancestors supported the founding emperor, while his father carried on the family legacy.

In Zhang Jingtong's generation, how to take up the family mantle and continue its bloodline, while surviving in the narrow space beneath the imperial family's favor, became the responsibility on Zhang Jingtong's shoulders.

At thirteen, Zhang Jingtong had already touched the summit of imperial power. No matter what honors he earned in life, he was destined to become the heir apparent's chief minister.

But his family had grown too powerful to control. They were a maternal relative whom the imperial family both favored and feared.

To continue the Zhang family line and dispel the imperial family's suspicions, to balance the family's power, Zhang Jingtong stepped forward to face the challenge.

#The Story of a Young Man Shouldering a Wealthy and Influential Family# #The Zhang Family Beneath Churning Undercurrents# #My Years as the Eastern Palace's Favored Minister#

The third novel in the Zhang family series, continuing the story of the next generation.

The romance remains:

Still the story of the little fox and his most cherished one.

→Unrequited love blossoming + mutual devotion + taking by force.

Love means: I absolutely have to possess you and claim you! (No, that's Jingtong's worldview, not mine. This child took a wrong turn.)

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Mutual secret crushes & two cuties

A heaven-blessed young prodigy and sly little fox of the political world & a rose of schemes, a noble young lady.

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A young minister concealing his identity & a fierce, resilient, solitary rose

A powerful young grand secretary & Jiang Puniang, who refuses to submit

Same series: "The Minister Who Refuses to Die", "Willow at Zhangtai", "Beauty Filling the Pond"

Theme: Love must be built on equality, but affection can overcome every obstacle