Her Alluring Eyes

The blurb for my next book, A Couple with Two Secret Identities, is below. Please add it to your reading list!

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The Abandoned Empress and the Imperial Uncle

A beautiful, vengeful abandoned empress x a ruthless, devoted imperial uncle

Jiang Li is the famed courtesan of the Qunfang Pavilion, radiant and alluring, every glance and smile full of charm. A young marquis abandons his wife for her, and the Duke of Chen promises her the position of his principal wife. Even the Grand Tutor blushes at her charms.

Just as everyone is wondering who will pluck this beautiful flower of wealth and splendor, a conspicuous red sedan chair carries her into the mansion of the emperor's greatest backer: his youngest uncle, Prince Yancheng, Shang Yan, a man rumored to shun women and wield power over the entire court.

The famed courtesan becomes a favored concubine in the prince's manor, and Prince Yancheng cherishes her like a precious jewel.

Before long, uncle and nephew become bitter enemies, throwing the court into turmoil. The officials investigate the cause and discover that a woman has been driving them apart.

Jiang Li's reputation as a "bewitching concubine" spreads throughout the capital. The emperor personally orders her execution, but when her veil falls, she looks exactly like the former empress of the Jiang clan, whom he sent to the Cold Palace and poisoned to death a year ago...

[The Heroine's Story]

Jiang Li was born proud. She once gave away her entire fortune to help Shang Jin become emperor, but only saw his true nature when he cast her into the Cold Palace. She narrowly escaped death, crawled out of a mass grave, and swore she would never rest until Shang Jin was dead!

To bring down the imperial throne, she sets her sights on the regent, Shang Yan, a man rumored to wield power over the court. Every word she says to him is sincere, while everything in her heart is about using him.

Yet Shang Yan knows she has ulterior motives and still dotes on her, cherishing her as he always did. He would give her the world and topple the throne for her, willingly placing her above all and bowing in submission...

"What is it you truly want, Prince? This vast realm? Supreme power? Or..."

"All I want is for my A Li to live in comfort and splendor, and enjoy a long life..."

[The Hero's Story]

Shang Yan was appointed a general in his youth. Outsiders all say he is ruthless and shuns women. None of them know that he has always kept someone in his heart. She outshines peonies in spring and snow in winter. She is the cinnabar mark in his heart, the moonlight in his soul.

He dared not claim her, nor could he, because when he first met her, she was leaning against another man's side, laughing happily.

He did everything he could to help Shang Jin ascend the throne. Everyone says he and the emperor share a deep bond as uncle and nephew, but he alone knows he did it only to help her become empress and fulfill her wish.

He buried his most secret love deep in his heart and went off to war. But when he returned victorious, he couldn't even find her body in the mass grave...

Having regained the love of his life, there is only one thing he wants to do in this lifetime:

From now on, keep her skirts free of dust and protect her so every year is carefree...

Next book: A Couple with Two Secret Identities

A frail wife x a sickly husband [The ancient version of Mr. and Mrs. Smith]

There is a noodle shop run by a married couple in the north of the city. The wife, surnamed Su, is beautiful, delicate, and weak, panting after every few steps.

The husband, surnamed Mo, is handsome but couldn't hurt a fly, coughing every few words.

The couple treat each other with respect and live in harmony. Everyone in their neighborhood considers them the perfect spouses. At the Mid-Autumn Festival, when every family gathers together, she says she's going to visit her parents, while he says he's going out of town to see an old friend.

In truth, she has never met her husband's friend.

And he has no idea where his wife's family lives.

At the Mid-Autumn banquet in the imperial palace, the imperial seal is stolen. Prince Zhao and Prince Qin each send a trusted subordinate to investigate and retrieve it: the Shadow Guard leader, "Flying Eagle," and the Secret Guard leader, "Viper."

On Chang'an's main street, the two run right into each other.

Mo Bai, who couldn't hurt a fly and is terribly frail: "Wife?"

Su Ran, who's so delicate she could be pushed over and pants just walking: "Husband?"

He looks at her twin daggers coated in poison and sneers. "Going to visit your parents?"

She looks at the hidden weapons filling his hands and scoffs. "Going to see a friend?"

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Everyone in Bianjing says that "Flying Eagle" and "Viper" have always been at odds. "Viper" thinks "Flying Eagle" is ruthless, while "Flying Eagle" openly calls "Viper" a venomous woman.

The two great factions are thus bitter enemies, ready to fight at the slightest disagreement.

That is, until they see "Flying Eagle" and "Viper" drinking together, with him thoughtfully peeling grapes for her...

Could all the rumors really be false?

Mo Bai and Su Ran nod. They're all true.

But...

"What does the feud between Flying Eagle and Viper have to do with me, Su Ran (Mo Bai)? Right, dear?"

Sweet and peaceful on the surface, secretly locked in a battle of wits underneath.

They're all black-hearted beneath the surface. What's wrong with messing with you a little?

A showcase of the leads' acting skills and two secret identities

Theme: Nothing in the world is more precious than you