Gathering the Threads of Love

Blurb

When they first met, Lin Yun was still young. Drunk, she promised a strange man that she would protect him for the rest of his life.

When they met again, everything had changed. Lin Yun had become a consort, and the young master had become a eunuch.

When they met once more, the late emperor had passed away, and Lin Yun remained in the palace as an imperial consort dowager.

She told him that from then on, he could stick with her, and she'd make sure he had food and clothes.

Later, rumors spread everywhere. They said he was a ruthless killer who used brutal methods and manipulated the world in the palm of his hand, the mastermind behind the change of dynasties.

Furious, she confronted him. "What they're saying is all false, isn't it? You're clearly a refined gentleman, humble and polite."

He answered with silence, pointed to his heart, then walked away.

But the Empress Dowager's clan threw the court into chaos, intent on killing the emperor and taking his place. Outraged, Lin Yun stood up to save the emperor from disaster. Grateful, he still proved too weak-willed to shoulder the burden. Lin Yun took charge of the court, with the Chief Eunuch as her aide.

At last, they ushered in an unprecedented age of prosperity. Later, when the emperor was murdered and died, Lin Yun stayed calm in the face of danger, took the throne, and secured her place in history.

One-on-one romance

A scheming, lovesick big bad wolf who pretends to be pitiful, and a righteous, heroic woman

Advance warning:

The male lead is a real eunuch. There is palace intrigue and all kinds of open and covert struggles. The male lead is extremely powerful, but only pretends to be helpless to win the female lead's sympathy. Readers who want pure relationships, stay away. No transmigration or rebirth.

Theme: If you have schemes in your heart, things will work out when you get to the bridge.