When the Rouge Fades

[Next Story] My White Lotus Is All Grown Up A scheming, black-hearted villainous white lotus × a cute young lady reborn into a noble family [Female Lead's Perspective] Once upon a time, there was a silly, pretty girl who searched and searched until she found her childhood sweetheart and fiancé... But oh no, what should she do when her fiancé becomes a little eunuch? Well... he was handsome and smelled nice, and he brought her delicious food every day, so Ying Shang decisively threw herself at him. But later, the little eunuch suddenly became a powerful eunuch, the kind who held sway over the entire court. What should she do now? Ying Shang trembled with fear. Was it still in time to run away? Han Yi smiled: "You were the one who flirted with me first. Go on, try running." [Male Lead's Perspective] Little eunuch Han Yi had always kept a childhood sweetheart in his heart. He thought they would never meet again, separated forever. Who could have guessed that his childhood sweetheart would come to the palace and flirt with him every day, making his heart race and his face turn red? She was so silly. In the vast palace and the world beyond, all she cared about was a lowly little eunuch like him. Han Yi hugged his silly sweetheart and sighed with a smile. There was no choice. She ate so much, so he'd just have to raise her himself. Cold and devoted head eunuch × sweet and adorable little palace maid P.S. 1. The male lead really is a eunuch. Read with caution if that's not your thing. 2. This story is a slow burn. The male lead is a little downtrodden early on, with some angst, but it's very sweet later. 3. I'm a beginner, so suggestions are welcome. 4. Please add it to your collection, everyone! (Important!) Next Story: My White Lotus Is All Grown Up Ye Xi had spent twelve years in the palace. She had once been the darling of all, showered with affection, but in the end her family was destroyed and her bones were buried in the wilderness. Then she was reborn. The first thing she did was go to a brothel and save a poor young man. She knew that in her previous life, this young man had risen from lowly eunuch to the highest ranks of the court, stepping over a trail of blood along the way. In an elegant study, sandalwood incense curled through the air and a zither played. The young man looked at Ye Xi beside him, who had secretly drunk peach blossom wine and was now speaking drunkenly. "Study hard and don't listen to what other people say... In the future... just remember to look after our family... Mm... And find me a good match... young, beautiful, and from a family of equal standing... Hic!" The young man smiled as serenely as a lotus and tightened his grip on the wolf-hair brush in his hand. "All right." Five years later, the young man made good on his promise. Little Scene: The Grand Tutor Wen, the court's foremost scholar and chancellor, wanted to take a boy of low status as his adopted son and make him sever ties with his mother, a prostitute. The young man declared righteously, "One must never forget one's friends from humble beginnings. Though Lian Ye is lowborn, how could I abandon my mother?" Grand Tutor Wen sighed, moved by the boy's noble character at such a young age, and said he had a bright future as a loyal and filial man. The young man smiled faintly. I don't want to be your son. I want to be your granddaughter's husband. Ye Xi: Achoo! Who's talking about me? Once you've raised a black-hearted white lotus, you'll have to pick it yourself, even if you have to do it through tears. Theme: