Beyond the Palace

Blurb: Xie Qingqing was reborn on the day before she was to enter the Eastern Palace. The emperor granted a general amnesty, and her parents and elder brother were given a new lease on life. On the day she left the palace, from her carriage amid the bustling crowds on the main street, she caught sight of a refined, elegant young man, a top candidate in the palace examinations. In her previous life, the Xie family was convicted of a crime, and the women were sent into the palace as servants. In her third year there, Xie Qingqing accompanied the Court Music Bureau to the Eastern Palace to perform. Crown Prince Xiao Jinyi took a liking to her and asked the emperor to make her his crown princess. To temper the crown prince, the emperor instead arranged for Xie Qingqing to marry Wen Jingci, the top candidate in the palace examinations. The couple were deeply devoted after their wedding, their love tender and mutual. Unable to bear his jealousy, Xiao Jinyi framed Wen Jingci and had him imprisoned, then seized his minister's wife. The emperor's intentions were impossible to fathom, and fate was unpredictable. Xie Qingqing changed her identity and became the favored Noble Consort who ruled the imperial harem. Content warning: The previous life is tragic, and every character has a bad ending. Fans of the male lead or supporting male characters, please stay away. Upcoming new story: The Manual for Rising to Power as a Minister Blurb: Rong Zhen was born into a prominent family, but it fell into decline. She entered government service at eighteen and quickly earned the emperor's favor. At twenty, she married Emperor Ninghua's son, Ji Heng. From then on, she rose rapidly to the pinnacle of power, earning the envy of everyone at court. Her friend Zheng Yu confided in her, "The Emperor's son has three rules: without a summons, you cannot share his bed; without an edict, you cannot take a concubine; and without a child, you cannot divorce him." Rong Zhen had planned to move to a separate residence after the wedding. But on their wedding night, the refined and noble man removed his ornate robes, stopped before her with a smile on his lips, and reached out to help her undress, fulfilling every duty of a husband. In a soft voice, he said, "My wife, please be gentle with me." Rong Zhen lost her father at a young age and was fortunate to be raised by a close friend of her mother's. But she was frivolous and spent her time in pleasure houses. When her mentor was convicted and his entire family implicated, Rong Zhen finally came to her senses and entered government service. From a minor sixth-rank official to the regent who ruled from the court, Rong Zhen held all the power in the realm. But how does a powerful minister's story end? In a matriarchal world. Men can bear children. The female lead is not a virgin. New story for preorders: Lemon Wine Blurb: By the time Cheng Jiayue fell for Zhou Ran, she already had a boyfriend. They were B University's golden couple, meeting and falling in love in front of their friends, until they broke up. The moment Cheng Jiayue got the news, he booked a flight home. One day, Cheng Jiayue answered an unfamiliar call for Zhou Ran. It was from one of her exes. Cheng Jiayue replied coldly, "Has your senior ever heard that a proper ex should be as good as dead?" Cheng Jiayue thought his love story with Zhou Ran had only just begun, but the woman treated him as nothing more than a boat to carry her across. Once she reached shore, she went her own way, and he became another one of her exes. Zhou Ran packed her things without looking back, shattering all his fantasies with a few words. "We were happy together, and isn't that enough? Do we really have to end up together?" She went south, and he went north. When they broke up, Zhou Ran never believed anyone could love her for so many years. The second young master's quest to win back his wife. A detached woman vs. a sharp-tongued man. Theme: Pursue freedom and never submit to tyranny.