Empress, Don't Leave

[This story is complete. I'm working on a draft for my next novel, The Most Alluring Qingqing. Also, this novel has a 70% anti-piracy threshold.]

[The Most Alluring Qingqing: Blurb]

[Male lead is reborn]

Su Mei is the most favored girl at Chenxiang Brothel. On the first day she receives clients, the madam lets her choose someone, and she casually points to a down-on-his-luck scholar in the corner.

After one night together, the scholar blushes and tells her, "I'll take responsibility for you. I'll marry you."

Su Mei leans against a cushion and blows a puff of flower smoke at him. "No money, no status. Why would I go with you?"

The scholar blushes even harder. "Then when can I marry you?"

Su Mei looks him over and scoffs. "At the very least, you'd have to be a first-rank official. But you... Forget it."

A few months later, cries suddenly ring out through the streets:

Ahhh! The Loyal and Brave Marquis is so handsome! Charging into the military camp with a blade is just too cool!

Ahhhhh! All hail the Loyal and Brave Marquis! He's the perfect example of a man!

Ahhhhhh! He's actually gone into Chenxiang Brothel!

Su Mei raises her brows and looks down, stunned.

The man is still dressed like a scholar, but when he looks at her, his eyes shine like stars.

"A Mei, can I marry you now?"

Much later, Su Mei nestles lazily in the man's arms and asks the question that has puzzled her for ages. "Why are you so good to me?"

He kisses her and sighs. "Because I owed you in my previous life."

A scholar-general male lead who says, "Careful, my friend," before every kill * a mischievous little enchantress of a female lead who does whatever she pleases, talks back, and knows exactly how to hit people where it hurts.

[Blurb for this novel]

Xiao Chengqi faced two difficult problems in his life.

One was how to get rid of the prime minister who controlled the government, and reclaim power.

The other was how to keep the empress, who dreamed of leaving the palace, and put her back in his bed.

It took him eight years to solve the first problem.

As for the second, he didn't want to wait that long.

[Reading Guide]

1. A husky male lead who gets confused whenever romance comes up * a gentle and highly intelligent female lead.

2. The male and female leads are both strong. Together, they take down the court and the imperial harem.

3. Because the male lead has an indescribable psychological issue, this is a one-on-one romance, without even a third party.

4. The whole story is short, about 200,000 characters, with a very fast pace.

Completed novel in the author's collection: Pearls in the Cold Abyss

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