The Moon Enters the Abyss

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[People never realize that the most passionate emotions are silent at first.]

[The scheming, aloof beauty on the mountaintop x the clever, flirtatious little beauty]

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With both her parents dead, Yu Lengyue had no choice but to obey her father's dying wish and travel to the capital to seek out the fiance she had never met.

Only after asking around did she learn that the short-lived fellow was dead, too.

As soon as she settled in the capital, she opened a shop.

Though business went smoothly, it was hard for a beauty to make a living in the capital, and her face attracted far too many admirers.

To protect herself, Yu Lengyue decided to win over Zhou Linyuan, an official in the capital.

Zhou Linyuan was peerlessly handsome, cool and aloof as if touched by ice, yet more like snow atop a lofty peak.

Yu Lengyue was overcome by lust the moment she saw him.

She resorted to a few tricks, and the two began an ambiguous affair, often indulging themselves at his private residence, Mingyuan.

Just as their passion was reaching its peak, Yu Lengyue suddenly learned that her fiance was not dead after all.

People climb toward higher places, while water flows downhill. Some truths never change.

After sharing a bed with Zhou Linyuan for months, Yu Lengyue knew that beneath his refined gentlemanly exterior, he was a scheming, narrow-minded man. After weighing her options, she left a letter pretending to have died and dumped him to avoid future trouble.

On the day of her wedding, Yu Lengyue was dumbstruck. Why was Zhou Linyuan the one lifting her bridal veil?

Good grief, he might as well really have died.

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Zhou Linyuan came from a family of officials who had served two dynasties. He passed the imperial examinations at a young age and was the man of countless young women's dreams.

Restrained and self-controlled, he never indulged in lust or beauty.

When he learned he already had a fiancee, he decided to honor the engagement and marry her.

But after asking around, he discovered that

this silly girl had gone to the wrong house and mistakenly thought he was dead.

Zhou Linyuan had intended to clear up the misunderstanding, but Yu Lengyue came to him on her own and... deliberately seduced him.

He should have looked down on such frivolous behavior, yet he couldn't help falling for it.

So he prepared their wedding in secret while indulging himself with Yu Lengyue at Mingyuan.

The wedding preparations were complete.

This silly girl wasn't silly at all. She faked her death and kicked him to the curb.

At last, on their wedding day,

Zhou Linyuan lifted her veil and smiled coldly. "Weren't you dead?"

"..."

Yu Lengyue trembled.

*Everyday life among merchants and within the household.

*One-on-one romance. The heroine was born into her current life.

Next historical romance:

[The stunning beauty with little enthusiasm for her work x the sharp-tongued, scheming, deranged emperor]

Synopsis for The Supreme Emperor's Favor:

The capital's greatest beauty, Wu Xuezhao, had skin as white as snow and brows as lovely as a painting.

Though quiet by nature, she could bewitch people without a word, with an allure that came naturally to her.

Unfortunately, a man unexpectedly took her virtue.

When her younger foster sister, Wu Yingyu, heard the rumors, she hurried over from her husband's home to comfort her. "Sister, don't worry. There may still be a man willing to marry you among the ones I turned down."

People outside were just as eager to see Wu Xuezhao make a fool of herself.

Some even said, "A beautiful woman who isn't chaste deserves to hang herself with a white silk sash."

Then an imperial edict arrived.

Wu Xuezhao's fortunes transformed, and she became empress.

Those who once laughed at her now had to kneel before her.

Looking at Wu Yingyu, who stood speechless with shock, Wu Xuezhao smiled gently. "Weren't you always curious about who he was? Now you know?"

It was the man sitting on the dragon throne.

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The new emperor, Huan Chongyu, had emerged victorious from the struggle among the seven princes and taken the throne without a drop of blood being shed. Just hearing his name was enough to make people tremble.

Yet he had an exceptionally cold, refined, and beautiful face,

making the noblewomen of the realm both love and fear him.

What happened between him and Wu Xuezhao was just an accident.

At first, he coolly promised, "Once my period of mourning is over, I will make you a consort, against the usual rules."

Wu Xuezhao had no objection.

But when the day came for Wu Xuezhao to enter the palace as a consort, she refused him. "Your Majesty, I do not wish to enter the palace as a consort."

Huan Chongyu slowly lifted her chin, his voice as cold as ever. "What, do you want to be empress?"

Wu Xuezhao stared at him in surprise.

Of course not.

Huan Chongyu lowered his eyes. "Very well. I'll grant your wish and make you empress."

Wu Xuezhao: "...?"

Later, when Wu Xuezhao became pregnant, she said, "Your Majesty, I shouldn't attend you in bed while I'm pregnant. You should return..."

Huan Chongyu scoffed. "Now that you're carrying the imperial heir, you think you can use my favor to get whatever you want?"

Wu Xuezhao: I don't. I really don't.

Huan Chongyu smiled. "I'll let you have your way just this once. Someone, prepare a bed on the floor for me."

Wu Xuezhao: "?"

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