I Became Empress After Becoming the Fake Eunuch's Bedmate

The drama-loving prince x the gentle palace maid (with a very, very long free bonus epilogue)

Qiao Wan'er was sold into the palace as a child and hated the thought of wasting her life in the dark, oppressive palace. So she and her fellow townsman Fu Zhi, a eunuch in the same boat, hatched a plan to escape.

But just before they could put their plan into action, something happened to the handsome little eunuch.

Qiao Wan'er: “Fu Zhi, how are things going on your end?”

Ji Ping (the fake Fu Zhi), looking at Qiao Wan'er with inscrutable eyes: “What do you mean?”

Qiao Wan'er: “Didn't we agree to leave the palace together in three days? What, have you changed your mind?”

Ji Ping (the fake Fu Zhi): “...”

It turned out the little eunuch had a sweetheart in the palace, and the two of them had been planning to elope.

Ji Ping (the fake Fu Zhi) covers his mouth and pretends to cough his lungs out. “Cough, cough, cough. I'm not feeling too well lately. How about we put things off for a while?”

Years later, Qiao Wan'er never could have imagined that his “put things off” would put him on the throne as empress...

Ji Ping was the sole heir to the throne of the Qiantang Kingdom, but after suffering persecution at the hands of court eunuchs, he had been abandoned among the common people since childhood. Once grown, with the aid of loyal ministers, he secretly recruited soldiers and built up his forces, intent on reclaiming the throne that was rightfully his.

By chance, he discovered a little eunuch in the palace who looked exactly like him. He borrowed the eunuch's identity to infiltrate the palace, hoping to seize imperial power from within and without.

Qiao Wan'er, blushing: “Fu Zhi, you, you, you're not a eunuch?”

Ji Ping gives a wicked smile. “What? Are you unhappy that I'm not a real eunuch?”

One-on-one romance, both leads have only ever been with each other, happy ending. No angst-filled groveling arc, no coercive love. There's a cute kid in the story, and the male lead's point of view features more in the later chapters.

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“Rumor Has It the Heir Apparent Likes Men” Coming Soon

Theatrical, sickly heir apparent x hot-blooded and loyal “male courtesan”

Zhou Suyun is the daughter of Zhou Huai, governor of a border stronghold. After her family falls into ruin when her father is framed by the Crown Prince's faction, she disguises herself as a man and carries evidence of the Crown Prince's treason. Evading assassins, she makes her way from the border into the capital, hoping to seek refuge with the Fifth Prince, but accidentally ends up at the Ninth Prince's residence.

The Ninth Prince sees the pretty little thief before him and is immediately taken with her. “You must not have eaten in days. You must be starving. Why not stay in my residence as a male courtesan? I'll make sure you have food and clothes.”

The Ninth Prince of the Great Liang Dynasty, Shentu Busheng, has been frail and sickly since childhood. Even his bed never gets warm in winter, and he's always clutching a hand warmer. After coming of age, this handsome, delicate Ninth Prince refuses to marry a princess consort. Instead, he keeps many male courtesans and lovers at his residence. So the prince really does like men!

Disguised as a man, Zhou Suyun takes refuge in the Ninth Prince's residence as a male courtesan, where the powerful protect her. It really is a good place to hide. The only problem is that the prince, who likes men, keeps trying to make her his bedmate. “This humble servant would gladly climb mountains of knives and cross seas of fire for Your Highness, but... that sort of thing is absolutely out of the question. After all, I am a man and only have feelings for women. I am truly overwhelmed by Your Highness's favor.”

The Ninth Prince's mother died early, and he was cherished by his father from childhood. But in the unfathomable inner palace, he became a thorn in the eyes of many concubines and princes. To survive, he learned one thing: pretend. He pretended to be ill, weak, and attracted to men, ultimately surviving in the cracks. After coming of age, his goal was no longer merely to survive. He would rule the world and trample everyone who had ever tried to harm him underfoot.

Shentu Busheng sweeps the teacup off the table and roars furiously at his subordinates: “You must find this woman before the Crown Prince and Prince Jing, the Fifth Prince. If you can't find her, bring me your heads!”

Just after he finishes shouting, he hears a dog barking outside. “What's that noise?”

“Reporting to Your Highness, a little thief has broken into the residence.”

“After Being Reborn, the Female Spy Only Wants to Be a Good Wife and Mother” Coming Soon

In her previous life, Xie Fangyu died full of resentment. Only before her death did she learn that she wasn't the lost princess Shen Wanji of the Wu Du Kingdom at all. She had merely been a pawn, deceived and used by the forces seeking to restore the Wu Du Kingdom.

She was the daughter of the longtime friend sought for years by Shen Zhaoyang, a senior official in the military intelligence bureau of the Yan Xu Kingdom. It was precisely because of this identity that the restoration forces deceived and exploited her while she was suffering from amnesia.

Reborn and now aware that she'd been caught in a trap, Xie Fangyu continues to feign amnesia without showing her hand. She still accepts the mission to reunite with the Xie family and serve as a spy. This time, she will do the exact opposite of what she did in her previous life: foil the restoration forces' plot and save the Yan Xu Kingdom.

She also has an unfulfilled wish from her previous life: to mend her broken relationship with Shen Shucheng, the second son of the Shen family.

“Young Master, Young Master! Madam sent me to tell you that Miss Xie, who came to see you, has suddenly changed her mind. She insists that she and you were betrothed first, and that the first to arrive should come first. If anyone is going to marry you, it should be her!” The young page rushes up to Shen Shucheng, panting.

“What? When she first came to the residence, didn't Mother explain everything to her? Although we were promised to each other as children, Father searched for her for years without success, and I had already reached a suitable age for marriage, so I got engaged to my cousin. So we could only adopt her as our daughter and promised to find her a good husband. Didn't she agree quite readily? Why has she changed her mind all of a sudden?”

“Young Master, did Miss Xie happen to see you yesterday?”

“I did run into her in the garden.”

“That's it, then. She's just a country bumpkin, as rustic as a woodcutter's girl. She's never seen a handsome man as elegant and refined as you. She must have fallen for you at first sight, thought it over all night, and changed her mind!”

“Well... that's quite possible. Whenever I go out, carriages fill up with people throwing fruit at me.”

“Young Master, what are you going to do? Having this country girl set her sights on you is no good. Madam is at her wit's end and doesn't know how to respond.”

“Don't worry. I have a plan. I'll find a chance to meet that country girl in the next couple of days and make sure she never wants to marry me.”

Theme: Set your sights high in life.