Hall of Shared Delights

A cool, alluring female Taoist priestess on the brink of death x a gentle, unhinged, obsessive emperor

Cheng Bi, Princess of Qinghe, is the apple of Prince Cheng's eye. As beautiful as peach blossoms, she is the loveliest woman in the capital.

The seventh prince, Xie Xiao, has little power. Newly enthroned and wary of Prince Cheng's overwhelming influence, he sweet-talks the prince's daughter into becoming his empress, promising to leave the six palaces empty for her.

Less than a year into their marriage, his cruel, tyrannical nature is laid bare. He treats her as a substitute, imprisoning her in Weiyang Hall and keeping her hidden away in a gilded cage.

As it turns out, the woman Xie Xiao wants to marry, the one he holds in his heart, is her beloved sworn sister, not her...

In the end, her family is destroyed and she dies before Xie Xiao, still hearing the music of the ceremony that proclaims the Noble Consort empress.

When she opens her eyes again, five years have passed.

She has been reborn as the ethereal Taoist nun known as the Immortal of Luoyun, and by imperial decree, returns to the palace with her senior fellow disciple.

By day, she sits serenely on a high dais, chanting sutras and preaching the Way, saving all living beings.

By night, she becomes a bewitching spirit and sneaks into the imperial palace...

"I see a slight furrow between Your Majesty's brows. You are afflicted by a peach-blossom curse. Do you know how to break it?"

The chief palace eunuch trembles with fear, wondering whether her entire clan will be implicated, when through the window he sees the usually noble and self-possessed emperor with his eyes tightly shut,

letting those delicate hands caress his face~

This story is also known as "What to Do When Both the Emperor and Empress Are Hopeless Romantics," "A Live Record of How a Scumbag Gets Redeemed," "Jinjiang Won't Even Let Us Write Stream of Consciousness, So Much Has Been Cut That It's Unrecognizable," and "The Author Is Helpless Too."

An old-fashioned story with a bit of melodrama. Enter with caution.

Theme: Love me, understand me, know who I am.