Her Lord of the Embroidered Uniform Guard

The Su family has a daughter named Su Yuejian. For fifteen years, she lived secluded in the inner chambers, known by name but never seen.

In the final years of the Jia'an era, at the Mid-Autumn Festival and her coming-of-age ceremony, Su Yuejian, the eldest legitimate daughter of the Su family, became famous throughout Lin'an.

At the age of fifteen, the girl was as graceful as a jade carving and as lovely as a flower. Her elegant figure and sweet, charming words captivated everyone present. Soon, people in Lin'an were saying, "If you marry, marry a Su girl."

But a beauty like her was hard to find. Countless young men tried and failed, then watched from the sidelines to see which family would be lucky enough to win this precious pearl.

Then, one day, the pearl was sullied.

On a pitch-black night, Su Yuejian drank the tea that one of the concubines in the household had carefully prepared for her.

In her room was the concubine Chen's nephew, a man who indulged in wine and women. A hundred paces away, in the woodshed, a peerlessly handsome man was locked up.

For Su Yuejian, the choice wasn't all that difficult.

By morning, almost no one knew what had happened in the dim woodshed.

Concubine Chen wouldn't tell. Su Yuejian wouldn't tell.

As for that man...

That handsome man was trouble. He kept insisting he had to take responsibility for her, but she didn't need him to. Through a twist of fate, he became her personal bodyguard, her servant.

He made no secret of his desire for her, and she was just as ruthless with her sharp words.

Su Yuejian thought those days must have been the cruelest time of her life, but somehow, no matter what she did, she couldn't get rid of the man.

Not long afterward, disaster struck the Su family. They were implicated by Prince Zhong and thrown into prison, every last one of them.

The man disappeared just before the Su family was imprisoned. Sitting in the filthy cell, Su Yuejian found herself relieved. At least he'd left.

But the next day, she saw him again.

The man stood outside the cell in a magnificent flying-fish uniform, while she crouched inside in her prison clothes, a wretched sight.

What goes around really does come around.

As always, the man had little to say. He spoke only when ordering his subordinates to take her away.

Su Yuejian heard the jailers call him Lord Commander, and her heart sank. She had humiliated him so badly. How would he take his revenge?

But she never expected that after nightfall, he would bring a basin of water and set it before her, then crouch down. "Miss, your servant is here to wash your feet."

* One-on-one romance, both leads have only been with each other

* More to be added as ideas come. Blurb dated December 14, 2020

Upcoming novel: Jin Yao

The Fifth Miss of the Duke of Chu's household is the only beloved daughter of the Duke of Chu, a treasured girl adored by her father and brothers.

At her coming-of-age ceremony, under everyone's watchful eyes, the refined and gentle young lady threw herself into the arms of the heir to the Marquis of Shunyi.

The scene fell silent in an instant.

"Why did you step on my dress!"

Faced with the girl's tearful, frightened accusation, the heir began to doubt himself. Had he stepped on it?

She had clearly run into him herself...

The heir looked around and was met with countless resentful stares.

Obviously, no one would believe him.

The refined, proud, beautiful, and well-behaved Miss Chu, and him, the... notorious troublemaker. Even he didn't believe himself.

"You lecher, let go of me!"

A few tears clung to the girl's lashes. She was so lovely that anyone would feel for her.

In an instant, several furious pairs of eyes fixed on the distinctively bony hand at the girl's slender waist, as if they meant to burn right through it...

The heir looked down at her helplessly.

Miss, what are you trying to do?

Where no one else could see, a few slender, pale fingers tugged at his sleeve and gently traced out two words.

'Take responsibility.'

The heir's eyes widened in shock.

Miss, you're framing me!

But what could he do after being caught by such a delicate, noble young lady?

The heir sighed toward the heavens, suppressing his delight. Of course, he had no choice but to accept his fate. Hahaha!

Bonus scene one

Behind the covered corridor, by the window.

The heir and Chu Yu stared into each other's eyes.

"Taking responsibility isn't the problem. The problem is, today is your engagement banquet."

Chu Yu said, "We're not engaged yet."

"Your betrothed is on his way." Though it seemed he wouldn't arrive anytime soon.

"He only counts as my betrothed once we're engaged," Chu Yu said.

The heir sucked in a breath. "What are you saying?"

"Let the engagement banquet go on."

It was just a matter of switching the groom.

The heir asked, "What about that man?"

Chu Yu stared at him steadily.

The heir couldn't believe it. "I handle him?"

You frame me and make me clean up after you too. You're quite something, Miss.

Not far away, the two young masters of the Duke's household glared at him and gave a heavy snort. The heir pulled at the corner of his mouth and flashed the two older brothers a bright, obedient smile.

Cleaning up afterward was his specialty.

Bonus scene three

"Have you heard? The heir to the Marquis of Shunyi publicly stole the marriage between the Chief Minister's legitimate son and the Fifth Miss Chu."

The passing heir rolled his eyes.

He was the one who got stolen, all right?

Bonus scene four

On the eve of her coming-of-age ceremony, Chu Yu had a nightmare. She dreamed that the Chief Minister's legitimate son, the elegant gentleman she was about to become engaged to, was a heartless beast. Before the wedding, he had an improper relationship with someone else; after the wedding, he sent her to her death with a cup of wine.

But her coming-of-age ceremony was just around the corner. After much consideration, Chu Yu set her sights on the heir to the Marquis of Shunyi, who, in her dream, had also been a victim.

The heir: The best thing I ever did was, out of a moment of jealousy, stick a needle into the Chief Minister's legitimate son's horse on his way to the engagement banquet, making him fall and break his leg.

Hooray!

One-on-one romance, both leads have only been with each other

More to be added as ideas come.

Screenshots of the blurb are prohibited from being reposted.

One-on-one romance, both leads have only been with each other

More to be added as ideas come.

Screenshots of the blurb are prohibited from being reposted.

Upcoming novel: Luan and Feng in Harmony

There was a young gentleman in the capital who had bright eyes, pearly teeth, and looks to rival Pan An.

Yet he was flighty, rebellious, unruly, arrogant, domineering, and always causing trouble, leaving chaos in his wake...

He was known as the Little Tyrant.

His status was so exalted that he could draw a tortoise on a memorial in the imperial study and still return home carrying the emperor's reward.

The civil and military officials suffered terribly at his hands, and could only endure it in silence...

In the eighteenth year of the Ding'an era, the He Ruo people of Snow Mountain sent their young lord to the capital as promised.

Rumor had it the newly appointed Imperial Preceptor was a young woman of peerless beauty, with the grace of an immortal and skin like jade and ice, as if a goddess had descended to earth.

The Little Tyrant was very interested in the He Ruo young lord, who was said to be a goddess, so he blocked the road at the city gates, hoping to catch a glimpse of her.

And so, for the first time in his life, the Little Tyrant suffered defeat. He immediately declared that he would fight the He Ruo young lord until one of them was dead.

Everyone rejoiced, hoping each day that the new Imperial Preceptor would give the Little Tyrant a thorough thrashing, put an end to his arrogance, and, best of all, keep him too busy to torment people.

As they wished, the Little Tyrant lost fight after fight, yet kept coming back for more.

But the good times didn't last. One day, someone saw the Little Tyrant and the He Ruo young lord plotting together over a meal, discussing how to set a house on fire and rob its occupants, of their money and their virtue.

Everyone was stunned. They could only sigh and rub their temples. Their future was bleak, every step would be difficult, and all was darkness... There was no hope left.

They also cursed the person who had invented the rumors that the He Ruo young lord was dignified, gentle, and blessed with a clever and kind heart. What kind of blind and deaf fool had made them up?

Until one day, the Imperial Tutor and the He Ruo clan chief arrived in the capital. At a palace banquet, the clan chief asked, "Is my daughter gentle, polite, quiet, and kind?"

The wine cups in everyone's hands wobbled. "..."

After an eerie silence filled the hall, they began praising her against their consciences:

"The young lord is breathtakingly beautiful, a peerless beauty who could make fish forget to swim and geese forget to fly."

"The Imperial Preceptor is both beautiful and wise, with impeccable bearing."

"The Imperial Preceptor is graceful in appearance and gentle in heart, a matchless lady of talent and virtue."

Theme: Keep the light in your heart, and persevere toward a better future