The final installment in the Eastern Palace series, a companion piece to Snow Across the Endless Sky. Expected to begin serialization at the end of the year.
[Blurb]
The political winds shift in Changfeng. The once-glorious Duke of Zhao's entire household falls from power, and Zhao Nuan goes from being the untouchable legitimate daughter of a duke to a captive of the new emperor, forced to dance on Qingfeng Terrace to entertain the young nobles of the capital.
Once the moonlight in everyone's heart, now she is someone they all hope to take into their beds first.
Bai Jin raises his wine cup and watches the fallen noblewoman on Qingfeng Terrace, dancing badly and crying the whole time.
His gaze lowers, cool and indifferent.
Since transmigrating, he's seen this kind of spectacle often enough to be sick of it.
"That jade bracelet on her wrist is hibiscus jade, the finest of its kind. My grandmother has been searching for one for ages, and now I find one here. Perfect, I'll give it to her as a birthday present. A birthday gift mustn't be stained with blood. Fine hibiscus jade needs someone to care for it."
Under the envious gazes of the crowd, the neighboring kingdom's Crown Prince, Bai Jin, claims her for himself.
Bai Jin thinks that on the journey from Changfeng back to Cangyue, with all her limbs intact, she should be able to run away, right?
Zhao Nuan knows that Bai Jin is her lifeline. She also knows what would have happened to a fallen duke's legitimate daughter like her after dancing on Qingfeng Terrace if he hadn't taken her.
Bai Jin keeps her around so she can tend to the hibiscus jade on her wrist. On the journey to Cangyue, she can only do everything in her power to "please" him.
But this man really is a block of ice...
No matter what she does, he looks at her with the same cool, incomprehensible expression. Until one day, even Bai Jin can't stand watching her anymore. He thinks, Why don't you just run away already?
Bai Jin decides to try a more drastic approach. "What else can you do? Can you wait on someone?"
Zhao Nuan: "...I can."
Bai Jin: "..."
2021.8.12
The male lead transmigrates; the female lead is a native.
Theme: To be determined
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