The Crown Prince Goes Mad Every Night

[Complete. The upcoming novel Golden House is open for preorders. Please add it to your collection!] After the wrongful conviction of the late Duke of Jing is overturned, his legitimate granddaughter Ming Tian becomes the hottest prospect in the capital. But no one expects her to enter the Eastern Palace and become an anonymous maid in the Crown Prince's service. The Crown Prince is cold and strict, unmoved by beautiful women. Ming Tian has been in the palace for months, yet rarely even catches a glimpse of him. Everyone laughs at Ming Tian for having no shame, persisting even after being rejected so thoroughly and bringing disgrace upon her family. But only Ming Tian knows that every night, when the moon rises, the unfeeling Crown Prince sneaks into her bedchamber, kneels beside her bed, and kisses her fingertips obsessively as he calls her "Elder Sister." * Three years ago, after recovering from a serious illness, the Crown Prince was left with a strange aftereffect. When it flares up, he becomes deranged, violent, and murderous. Only Ming Tian can soothe him. The Emperor and Empress have no choice but to strike a clever deal with Ming Tian. They will clear the Ming family's name, and Ming Tian will help treat the Crown Prince. Ming Tian has everything planned out. Once the Crown Prince recovers, she'll take the treasures bestowed upon her by the emperor and return to her hometown. She'll buy a couple of farms, find herself a gentle, obedient pretty boy, and live a blissful little life. Everything goes smoothly. Ming Tian waits and waits, until at last the Crown Prince stops having episodes. On the day he ascends the throne with the ministers' support, Ming Tian packs her things and runs away as planned. But that very night, not long after she leaves the capital, Ming Tian finds herself surrounded by imperial guards sent by the new emperor. Ming Tian watches the new emperor approach one step at a time, his eyes bloodshot, and thinks: Oh no. All that treatment was for nothing. *Dual personality trope. The second personality is a madman. Next up: Golden House. #Powerful Leads and a Fight for Possession As the emperor's most beloved little princess, Miaoyuan gets everything she wants. One day, at a spring outing, she spots a handsome young man with red lips and pearly teeth, and immediately has him dragged to her princess residence. She builds him a golden house, showers him with jewels and precious stones, and has an exquisite lock made to fasten their wrists together. The emperor warns Miaoyuan that forcing the issue won't make things sweet, but she doesn't care. It tastes sweet enough to her. She grants him an official title and rank, promises him fame and fortune, and watches him go from resisting to yielding, from loathing her to becoming infatuated. His arms around her are strong and warm. Later, Miaoyuan grows tired of him. When she takes back all the titles and honors she gave him and kicks him out of the princess residence, Miaoyuan never expects that a few years later, he will use those same methods against her, one by one. * Gu Zhou arrives in Chang'an, but before he can pursue his ambitions, the domineering princess kidnaps him and keeps him as her exclusive captive. Over the course of two years, Gu Zhou goes from anger and resentment to accepting his fate, calmly enduring everything she gives him. But just as he begins to fall for her and dreams of spending his life with her alone, she cruelly abandons him. Years later, Gu Zhou holds power over the court and stands at the pinnacle of officialdom. He watches the fallen princess bow before him, sobbing and trembling, then casually fastens the finely crafted golden lock around her wrist. "Princess, it's been a long time." . Theme: Never take sincere love for granted