The Palace Master's Beloved Snow

[The author's next completed novel, The Grand Tutor's Unexpectedly Adorable Side, and ongoing novel, The Empress's Secret Identity Is Exposed, are available. Interested readers, go check them out! The blurbs are below.]

Blurb for this novel:

In Lingcheng, a certain lord is cunning and scheming, devastatingly alluring, and more dangerous than a ghost. Yet all he wants in life is to cling to his wife and make snowflake pastries.

More than once, he murmurs in Wan Chu's ear, "If I die, you're coming with me."

But whenever danger comes, he risks everything to give Wan Chu a chance to survive.

One day, his life hangs by a thread. He has never hesitated to kill, but when he points his blade at Wan Chu's heart, his hand trembles. His eyes redden. This is the little girl he has thought about for more than ten years...

He's mad, ruthless, and cruel,

but all the violence around him vanishes at the slightest furrow of Wan Chu's brow, leaving him gentle and harmless.

Qin Jue: My lady, you're neglecting me again.

Wan Chu: I'm making you something to eat. Stop fussing.

Qin Jue is unhappy and leans his thin lips toward her again.

Wan Chu's flour-covered hand slaps the man right across the face:

Don't push your luck!

A man with a volatile split personality who loves snowflake pastries,

a gentle, dreamy young woman forced to make him snowflake pastries.

One-on-one romance, both leads are virgins, doting romance with no angst.

[Content warning: The author prefers old-fashioned tropes.]

Blurb for The Empress's Secret Identity Is Exposed:

Today is the Crown Prince's wedding day. He is marrying the beloved daughter of the emperor of Beijiang. Everyone says the princess is a fox spirit reincarnated, and that her face has bewitched the Crown Prince.

Only Ji Chen knows that she is the girl he has been thinking about for years.

No one in Beijiang is willing to marry the ruthless, murderous Crown Prince, so they send Wen Li, who has always been "timid and easy to bully," to marry him for an alliance.

Wen Li never wanted to stay in this den of vipers, so she happily agrees, thinking that once she's married, she'll be free to reveal her many secret identities and live a carefree, comfortable life.

After arriving at the Eastern Palace, Wen Li is won over by Ji Chen's tenderness and affection. Just as she decides to build a life with him, she discovers that the person Ji Chen hates most is Chu Lan, the secret identity she has hidden most carefully...

(Scene)

Ji Chen ascends the throne and, after three months of planning, finally captures Chu Lan.

Chu Lan lies on the ground, her martial arts temporarily lost, and looks calmly at the man approaching, his whole body radiating fury.

Ji Chen looks down at her. "Is there anything else you want to say?"

Chu Lan glances calmly at the cold sword at her throat. "No. Go ahead and kill me."

With that, she closes her eyes.

But even after a long while, the order to kill never comes. When Chu Lan opens her eyes again, Ji Chen is crouched in front of her, his eyes bloodshot.

The man grips her chin hard. "Empress! How can your heart be so cold that you can watch me kill you without the slightest reaction? I hate Chu Lan, but do you have any idea how much I love you?"

Theme: Cherish what you have.