A Lifetime of Favor from the Palace Eunuch

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At the Prince of Huai's residence, Shen Qingyuan, who was born in the Music and Dance Bureau, takes the stage to perform. But she catches the eye of Duan Yunjue, the powerful chief eunuch, and is forced to become his concubine.

Rumor has it that Duan Yunjue is vicious and all-powerful. Though he is an eunuch, he has a harem of concubines, most of whom meet an untimely end.

To save her life, Shen Qingyuan has to do everything she can to please this man who isn't a man. Yet whenever she appears before Duan Yunjue dressed to the nines, he coldly tells her to get out.

Shen Qingyuan flees in disarray, but also feels relieved.

She settles into an unnoticed life at the Duan residence. Yet whenever she passes Duan Yunjue in plain clothes, without a trace of makeup, Chief Duan, whose hands are stained with the blood of countless people, watches her thoughtfully.

Whenever she is moved by thoughts of her past and saddened by her family's misfortunes, Duan Yunjue always finds a way to comfort her.

Whenever she is bullied or finds herself in trouble, Duan Yunjue helps her without hesitation.

Later, he does everything in his power to clear her father's name and overturn the wrongful verdict.

Grateful, yet unable to help wondering, she asks, “My lord, why are you so good to me? Is it because you like me?”

He doesn't answer, only gazes at her quietly.

Driven wild with curiosity, she can't help quietly getting closer to this legendary fiend, until her belly begins to grow.

Shen Qingyuan looks down and pats her round belly. “Mm, eunuchs really are heartless...”

The great fiend smiles fondly and draws her into his arms. “Mm, they really are heartless.”

Of three thousand streams, I drink from just one.

A love begun in youth, bound for a lifetime.

Reading guide:

1. The male lead is a fake eunuch.

2. A sugary sweet story of a powerful man taking what he wants.

3. A scheming powerbroker x a fallen noblewoman

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“Gourmet Beauty”

After waking up, renowned food blogger Tu Jiaojiao finds herself a village girl in Yongning Village. Not only is her family dirt-poor, she also has to care for her gravely ill mother and little brother. Her situation couldn't be more miserable.

But Tu Jiaojiao doesn't panic. She adapts to her new circumstances and sets off on a culinary adventure in the countryside.

Her scallion pancakes are crisp, salty, and delicious. Her fried river fish are golden and crunchy. Her steamed buns have thin skins and generous fillings, and the aroma of her simmering bone broth carries for miles.

The neighbors are so tempted by her food that they bring rice, flour, cooking oil, cloth, and other goods to trade for a taste. Tu Jiaojiao gazes at the growing mountain of supplies and smiles. “Look, I've got my startup capital! Let's get this business going!”

From a little street stall to a grand restaurant, she builds her business all the way to the prosperous capital, where the people come following the aromas.

“I want the charcoal-grilled leg of lamb made by Lady Tu herself!”

“I want Lady Tu's boiled fish!”

“I want spicy shrimp, dry-pot duck heads, and saliva chicken!”

Tu Jiaojiao is so busy she can barely keep up, and earns so much money she can hardly stop smiling.

But Xu Linfeng, an official in the Ministry of Justice, isn't happy.

Watching all the handsome young men crowd around Tu Jiaojiao, he decides he needs to have a word with the Prefect of the Capital and do something about the city's frivolous ways.

[Interlude]

One day, while picking mushrooms in the mountains, Tu Jiaojiao unexpectedly comes across a gravely wounded man.

They say you should never rescue a man you find in the wilderness, but he is so handsome that Tu Jiaojiao's heart softens, and she drags him back from the brink of death.

Once he's healed, the man leaves behind some gold and a letter, then rides away.

Tu Jiaojiao keeps the gold, burns the letter, and takes her little brother to the capital.

Night after night, she watches the man ride past her shop on his fine horse.

Tu Jiaojiao pretends not to notice him and smiles only at the other young men.

Later, the man arrives in red wedding robes and places 128 sedan-chair loads of betrothal gifts in front of her shop.

Tu Jiaojiao looks at him with a smile. “What does this mean, Lord Xu?”

“I'm marrying you.” The man whose life she saved keeps a straight face. “So your eyes will stop wandering to other men.”

Theme: Justice may be late, but it always arrives.