Murder in the Spring Palace

Fu Hui married the deposed Crown Prince at fifteen. After years of walking on eggshells, she finally became empress.

She always followed the rules, gentle and courteous. Everyone praised her virtue.

But though they were married young, the couple treated each other like ice.

She endured persecution by a favored concubine and treacherous ministers, and in the end lost her family and died in a raging fire.

When she opens her eyes again, she has become Xie Feiluan, a young woman about to enter the palace.

This time, to hell with being graceful and virtuous!

She won't back down. She'll reenter the palace and live as a villain, determined to turn the harem upside down!

She tramples all her former enemies beneath her feet and toys with the entire imperial harem. Even the emperor's long-delayed love will be crushed along with everything else!

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Xiao Jinli has always known that the women of the imperial harem are nothing but pawns used to keep the court in check.

At first, he thinks Xie Feiluan is simply a beautiful, innocent woman. All he likes is her peerless beauty and their intimate nights together.

But Xie Feiluan obeys him to his face, only to repeatedly push him toward other people behind his back. She successfully rouses his desire to conquer her, as both emperor and man.

He wants to conquer Xie Feiluan. He wants her body, and her heart.

He never imagined that this contest of wills would last a lifetime.

He gives her his true heart and his greatest favor, granting her the highest honors. But when the truth finally comes to light, he learns that Xie Feiluan has never loved him.

All she's ever wanted is his life.

[Reading Guide]

1. A palace-intrigue novel, focused primarily on the heroine's ambitions.

2. The heroine is brilliant and stunning, a pure-hate warrior with a heart sealed shut and a mind full of schemes.

Theme: A palace-intrigue story.