After Being Spoiled and Flirted With by a Possessive Power Minister

Coming soon: The Tyrant's Frail Beauty (Reborn) and Remarried, I Became the Chief Councilor's White Moonlight (Revenge Arc). Please add them to your reading list. Blurbs at the end.

Recommended: A Darling Hidden in His Palm, by a fellow author

[Blurb]

* A pampered, playful flirt x a devoted, possessive powerful official*

Princess An Yang, Chu Yuanjin, is a beautiful, pampered darling whom the Emperor has raised to the heavens.

She and Shen Changkong, heir to the Prince of Huaian, grew up together. He spoiled her so much that she became utterly spoiled.

But in the end, the heartless little thing actually had the nerve to leave him.

When they meet again, Shen Changkong is a mighty general who repels enemies from the border and a cold, decisive official of the Court of Judicial Review. Chu Yuanjin falls for his looks all over again and wants to rekindle their old relationship.

She never expects the man to be ice-cold and treat her like she doesn't exist.

Chu Yuanjin looks aggrieved, nuzzling her little face against his chest as she pleads in a pitiful, coquettish voice, "Whimper, Brother, you're so mean..."

And so, as he comforts her, she manages to win him over.

But once the heartless little thing gets over the novelty, she starts backing away again before long. "Maybe we should just leave it."

"Leave it?" His gaze darkens. He snaps the jade hairpin in his hand and grits his teeth. "Only if I'm dead."

[Bonus Scene]

After kissing Shen Changkong, Chu Yuanjin decides he's terribly dull and goes out to enjoy the wonderful life of a princess.

The god of war, left behind after she flirted with him and ran, looks cold as ice but is frantic inside.

Day One: Has she come by?

Day Two: Maybe she's feeling unwell.

Day Three: At last, unable to stand it, he sneaks into the Princess's residence at midnight. The person he's been longing for day and night doesn't return, humming a little tune, until the third watch.

That very day, Chu Yuanjin ends up with red-rimmed eyes from crying in front of the general, who is rumored to be cold-blooded, brutal, and heartless.

He grips her slender neck and pulls her tightly into his embrace, forcing her to swear she won't go looking for fun at Pingkang Ward again...

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I am yours to command, I will grant your every wish, and I live for you.

Original title: Shackles and Chains

[Coming Soon 1] The Tyrant's Frail Beauty (Reborn). Please add it to your reading list! Here's the blurb:

Tang Mianxia is the only little princess of the Great Chu royal family, but she was born ill and has always been frail.

She was cherished and pampered from childhood, raised like a treasure in the clouds.

Over time, she grew soft and sheltered, unable to endure even the slightest hardship.

When her kingdom fell, the little princess was swept from place to place and sent to the distant kingdom of Wei.

The ruler of Wei is a notorious tyrant, decisive and ruthless.

Rumor has it that every woman sent before him becomes a headless corpse and is thrown into a mass grave.

Everyone says what a pity it is that the beautiful, delicate little princess will probably not survive the winter with her frail body.

But no one knows that as snow falls outside the palace, the cold-sensitive little princess nestles in the tyrant's arms. He holds her cold little feet in his hands and gently blows on them to warm her.

The little princess shivers and pulls her toes back. The tyrant's voice softens as he coaxes her: "Be good, Mianmian. I'll warm you up."

Later, the little princess becomes the young empress, still held in the tyrant's arms every day and spoiled even more than before.

Only he knows that she was the white moonlight he had yearned for and never attained in his previous life.

[Coming Soon 2] Remarried, I Became the Chief Councilor's White Moonlight

* A melodramatic substitute romance, reborn, with a revenge arc

On the eve of the wedding, her elder sister runs away, and Chu Li takes her place as the bride.

Knowing he has no feelings for her, Chu Li still follows him around like a little tail, trying to please him at every turn. She thinks that given enough time, she can soften his heart, but the man remains cold.

Then one day, he gets drunk and, for the first time, treats her tenderly and affectionately. They become a real married couple.

Though Chu Li is a little afraid, her heart is full of joy, until the man tenderly kisses her collarbone and calls her elder sister by her childhood nickname.

Her passionate heart is suddenly doused. She is a joke, bearing someone else's name and giving him pleasure for a night.

Later, when Chu Li miscarries, all he says is, "It doesn't matter."

After being reborn, Chu Li focuses solely on divorcing him. Yuan Zhishu doesn't care, assuming she's just throwing a tantrum.

When things really come to that, he still doesn't take it seriously. He says coldly, "Let her. She'll come back once she's done making a fuss."

What options could a divorced woman possibly have?

But within six months, this supposedly hopeless divorcee finds a new love and swiftly remarries. Her new husband is a young marquis, younger than her, and marrying for the first time.

When the Chief Councilor hears the news, his face turns dark. He pins her in a shadowy corner and snarls, "Are you tired of living?"

[Bonus Scene]

One day, a group of ministers comes to the Duke's residence to discuss important matters with the Chief Councilor. The atmosphere is tense and oppressive.

Then a coquettish cry rings out from the inner room. The ministers freeze, and the iron-fisted Chief Councilor hurriedly stands and strides inside.

Behind the screen, the delicate beauty sits on the bed with her knees drawn up, watching warily as the man leans over and cages her between his arms. Her voice trembles as she asks, "What exactly are you trying to do, my lord?"

The man lowers his head and pecks her on the corner of her lips. Without changing expression, he says, "Be your lover."

Theme: Partners should care for and understand each other, and grow together.