The Beauty in My Hands

Prince Ning, Lan Shu, sought to secure the succession by asking to take Yun Tang, the fifth daughter of the Yun family, as his noble concubine.

The girl was delicate and frail. A childhood trauma had left her a little slow. She was quiet and taciturn, often propping her chin on her hand as she stared into space.

She was, however, stunningly beautiful, with a bewitching charm capable of captivating the world.

A beauty like her was perfect to cradle in one's palm, toy with, and use.

Lan Shu treated her like a rare bird in his back courtyard. Whenever the mood struck, he would tease her, then gently draw her into his arms and personally feed her a bowl of contraceptive soup.

She was silly and didn't know what she was drinking. She would yawn, obediently drink it, and obediently tilt her head back for his kisses.

Later, Lan Shu acted swiftly and decisively, wiping out the Yun family's influence at court and smoothly securing the position of heir apparent.

On the day he selected his Crown Princess, he looked at the many beauties with their graceful figures and elaborate hair, yet for no reason at all, Yun Tang came to mind.

On bitterly cold, snowy days, she always wore a pure white fox-fur cloak and stood outside the gates of the residence, holding a hand warmer as she waited for him to return from court.

At the time, political strife was at its most intense. Every time he left, he might never come back. Only Yun Tang waited for him, undaunted by the cold. When she saw him, she would breathe a sigh of relief and smile gently.

Lan Shu thought she would always be a bird in his hand. He promised her the position of secondary consort and allowed her to bear him a daughter.

It was only when she vanished without a trace that he realized how badly he had been wrong.

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He had trampled on true affection for the sake of power. After gaining power, he longed for that affection.

But true affection is like a dream, like an illusion. Once lost, it is not easily found again.

One-on-one, both leads sexually inexperienced.

A groveling romance.

Theme: Oppose feudalism and oppression