Tyrant

When the late emperor was alive, he arranged a marriage alliance, giving Qi Lian, the second princess sent by Northern Qi, to Mu Si, Prince Luyang, as his consort.

The new emperor, Mu Jie, ascends the throne, but on the very day his younger brother is to be married, an imperial decree orders Qi Lian's bridal sedan to be carried straight into the palace! The entire court is thrown into an uproar.

Emperor Mu Jie has no interest in governing and has always been devoted to poetry and the arts. Completely unfit to rule, he has taken a liking to his younger brother's bride and stolen her away. He had already set his heart on her five years ago, when he pulled her from the Hengbo Ferry. He has protected her in every way, openly and in secret, for all these years. It's time they had an outcome.

The Second Princess of Great Qi was abducted by an assassin a few months ago, and word of her loss of chastity has already spread far and wide. The court officials won't accept this. They can't just let the royal family's dignity go undefended, so they all submit petitions and kneel in the great hall to remonstrate with the emperor.

The new emperor rises from his throne and declares, "You may stop kneeling. I was the assassin."

The great hall erupts...

Mu Jie sweeps out of the hall. Since the Qi family wanted to sacrifice her, and Mu Si wanted to use her, then the Second Princess Qi belongs to him from now on.

Even after being abducted by an assassin, she is still his precious darling. Besides, how could anyone else lay eyes on his darling after she had been given the potion called Lovers' Reunion?

2020.3.22

Here's the blurb for my upcoming story, Meng Po. If you're interested, please add it to your collection~

Peng Yu is a boatwoman who has been ferrying people across the Nai River for a hundred years.

Her master is a woman with disabled legs who lives at Meng Po Manor. The world calls her "Meng Po Qi Yi." Meng Po Manor is ten li from the Nai River crossing. Peng Yu has to travel back and forth to work every day, and then serve her mistress at night. It's exhausting.

But ever since Peng Yu died, it seems her life has been devoted to the woman at Meng Po Manor. After several hundred years, she's somehow become content with it.

One day, the Nai River surges violently. A huge wave capsizes Peng Yu's little boat and sweeps her away.

Her disabled master rushes to the river and leaps into its deadly waters to rescue her.

Between waking and sleep, Peng Yu hears Meng Po Qi Yi crying. Qi Yi embraces her, but calls her by another name: "Wei Niang, you still haven't repaid what you owe me. No one is going to take you away from me."

"Who is Wei Niang?"

2023.2.16

Theme: A love where two people support each other is a guiding light for them both.