After Being Forced to Marry a Powerful Eunuch

When a new emperor takes the throne, he brings in his own people. After the throne changed hands, the Crown Prince's tutor and his entire family were thrown into prison, while a once-noble young lady was reduced to life in a brothel. Just then, Xie Wu, the all-powerful director of the Western Depot, paid a thousand taels of gold to take her in. Everyone in the capital sighed and lamented, saying that the cruel and ruthless eunuch would surely destroy the poor beauty. What a tragedy for one so young. - In the Xie residence, Xie Wu lifted Wen Shumei's chin with his pale, slender index finger. "Do you know who I am?" - Wen Shumei had already lost all hope before entering the Xie residence. She believed not only that she was cursed with bad luck, but that she brought misfortune to others. During the four years she spent in the brothel, several powerful officials in Chang'an who had set their sights on her died one after another of sudden illnesses. The man who tried to force himself on her rotted all over and died just three days later. They said pus seeped through the cracks in his coffin when they buried him. Eventually, she decided that if this was simply her fate, she might as well bring misfortune to this powerful eunuch too. At least she'd be doing the people a favor. When he heard about it later, he stared at her speechlessly for a long while. "My dear, that's repaying kindness with enmity." [Warning] If you require every character in a story to be a virgin, don't read this. It's easier to guarantee that the author is a virgin, though (...) Next novel: Palace Halls of Splendor. Preorders are open, so please add it to your collection! In her previous life, the thing Gu Luan cared about most was her own life. During the palace selection, she was one of the most beautiful candidates, but she feared the struggles within the palace and willingly went to the Palace Administration Bureau to become a court lady. There, she lived a peaceful, carefree life. Over twenty-five years, she rose from a lowly palace maid to a senior court lady, and even gained considerable power. After that, she began visiting the emperor's bedchamber frequently. As time went by, she grew close to him. Their temperaments suited each other, and they often found themselves happily engrossed in conversation. The emperor came to regard her as a confidante. Sadly, by then she was already forty. Her youthful beauty had faded, and she no longer had the courage to confess her feelings. He was a few years older than her and had also lost interest in the harem. The best years of their lives had quietly passed them by. Her heart aching, she could only stay quietly by his side, lamenting how fate had played them false. She stayed on that path for twenty years. Throughout those years, she often wondered whether things might have been different if she'd entered the harem in the first place. As she lay dying, she wrote him a long letter, revealing the feelings she'd kept hidden for so long. But after a long inner struggle, she burned it, wanting to take those feelings with her to the grave. When she opened her eyes again, her youth had returned. Gu Luan was overjoyed, thinking that this time she would live life to the fullest. But once she understood the situation, she realized she was already a palace maid. She had no choice but to spend a fortune bribing an imperial attendant in order to get a chance to serve tea in the emperor's hall. Yet before that day arrived, she was suddenly transferred out of the Palace Administration Bureau. Theme: Strive for true love. As long as you give it your all, you'll be rewarded.