It was a drizzly day beneath a heavy, dusky sky. Wisteria bloomed softly along the corridor, filling the air with a faint fragrance.
Princess Mingyan, upset that her childhood friend Zheng Boxun had forgotten her birthday, secretly hid in this secluded side hall at the end of a winding path.
Rain pattered beyond the corridor. Wisteria blossoms fell in silence.
It was here that she first met Ping'an, a young eunuch who had only recently entered the palace.
He stuttered when he spoke. Watching him quietly from the shadows, Mingyan saw his little front teeth sticking out and couldn't help laughing. She even forgot why she'd come there.
At the time, Princess Mingyan never imagined that this refined, delicate-looking young eunuch would one day become the terrifying, powerful Chief Eunuch who held the entire court in his grasp.
Many years passed.
And once again, it was in this secluded spot, where the corridor was covered in climbing vines and flowers filled every branch.
The spring rain was chilly. Suppressed, delicate moans drifted from behind the winding corridor, slipping out from among the blooming wisteria leaves.
Between the swaying gauzy curtains, a woman in a long, sapphire-blue dress embroidered with silver thread could be seen. Her slender fingers clutched the lapel of the man before her, dressed in blue.
Her tender lips parted, and she panted softly. "Xu An... It seems your nerve has grown quite a bit lately!"
Reader's guide:
1. A lovely princess raised in luxury and privilege x a eunuch who appears to be an elegant scholar but is actually cruel and ruthless, the Chief Eunuch
2. Set in a fictional world. No historical fact-checking, please.
3. The blurb may be revised later.
Theme: Even in adversity, stay optimistic
