Lying in Chang'an

The second half of the story fell apart, so I don't recommend buying it. If you're interested, just read the free chapters~

My upcoming stories, A Folded Beauty and Admiring the Golden Branch, are on my author page. Please add them to your collection, mwah -3-

Blurb:

The Second Prince was unloved by both his father and mother, and only Liu Yue cared for him.

For his sake, Liu Yue ran away from the palace selection, was placed under house arrest, was punished with a hundred copies of Admonitions for Women, and spent three years burning incense for him.

Then, in the second year of their marriage, she jumped from the palace wall.

She moved everyone, except the Second Prince.

Xie Yi inherited the title of Marquis of Zhenbei, but his father was a rough man who had risen through the ranks by fighting wars. He had neither family wealth nor an education. Before he died, he even asked the emperor to find Xie Yi a good wife.

The marriage of the young Marquis Xie became a hot potato.

The woman he had kept in his heart day and night had been cast aside by the Second Prince. So he would welcome her into his home with the three letters and six rites, carried in an eight-bearer bridal sedan, and cherish her above all else.

*Content warnings are in the author's note at the end of Chapter 1.

[Upcoming story blurb] A Folded Beauty. Visit my author page to add it to your collection~

The Princess of Great Qi spent ten years at a Taoist temple praying for the nation. Once her term ended, she was welcomed back to the palace.

Fu Zhiyu was a delicate princess, a precious jewel adored by all.

Only the Crown Prince, her elder brother in name, saw at a glance that she was no true scion of the imperial house. And yet he still went out of his way to tease her.

She made the acquaintance of talented young men and held an open call for a prince consort, wishing she could marry at once and escape his control.

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From the first moment Fu Suizhi saw his "little sister," he knew she was lying.

Rumors often circulated that the Crown Prince was not the emperor's biological son.

The emperor was kind and benevolent, while the Crown Prince was sinister and obsessive.

When Fu Zhiyu entered his sight, she was innocent and radiant.

But he wanted only to clip her wings, fasten a golden chain around her, and make her the caged bird in his palm.

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On the day of the princess's wedding, her residence was burned to the ground, and the bride disappeared.

Deep within the palace, layers of red gauze hung in folds. Dragon-and-phoenix candles blazed overhead, lighting the room as bright as day.

The new emperor gazed down darkly and wiped the tears from the little bird in his arms. "A-Yu has always been obedient. Did I ever say you could marry him?"

"From now on, your eyes may look only at me, and you may call only my name."

"A-Yu, if I die, you'll be buried with me. We will never be separated, in this life or any other."

[Upcoming story blurb] Admiring the Golden Branch

Meng Linxue was the son of a disgraced minister. Though overflowing with talent, his family dragged him down and destroyed his prospects in officialdom.

Unwilling to be buried in obscurity, he summoned his courage and stopped the Grand Princess's carriage.

The dazzling princess smiled warmly. "I'll help you enter public service. How will you repay me?"

The elegant young man approached with trembling steps, his lips giving voice to the most audacious words of his life: "I admire Your Highness. I beg you to show me mercy..."

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On the day Li Lingyi returned from playing polo, a young man entered her field of vision. He was in a wretched state, yet his eyes were clear and bright.

She smiled and mercilessly gave him ten lashes.

When she saw Meng Linxue again, he was covered in blood and barely clinging to life.

Li Lingyi put away her riding crop and leaned down to ask him, "Do you still mean what you said that day?"

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