The Slender-Waisted Beauty, Favored Above All in the Six Palaces

Yu Shu first met the new emperor when she was thirteen.

The emperor was attacked. She watched him kill a man with his sword. That blood-drenched blade would often appear in her dreams afterward.

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Born to a concubine and of low status, Yu Shu had no choice at fifteen but to do everything she could to win the new emperor's attention, so she could protect her aunt and her older brother.

Because she knew that in all the realm, only the new emperor could save her.

Her elder half-sister, already a consort in the palace, used her to compete for favor. Yu Shu played along, drawing closer to her goal step by step. She was no longer the innocent girl she had once been.

She knew her beauty was the only weapon she had left.

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Feng Heng ascended the throne at eighteen. Though young, he was ruthless and decisive, wielding death like thunder.

The harem was merely a tool for balancing power at court. He rarely indulged in lust, and was aloof and unsentimental.

Until one day, he went to Noble Consort Yu's palace and encountered a graceful young woman dressed in pink palace robes.

Her features were as exquisite as a painting, her face lovely and bewitching, and her bright eyes seemed to brim with affection. Her skin was as delicate as jade, stirring his desire.

Especially that slender waist, so fine he could encircle it with one hand.

He had thought she was just a timid little fox. But that night, beneath an arched bridge, she let down her long black hair. Her bright eyes shimmered; bashful yet radiant, she reached her slender hands up to his shoulders and murmured, "Your Majesty, please be gentle with me..."

At first, Feng Heng knew she had seduced him to protect herself.

He desired her beauty and gave her what she wanted.

He thought he would grow tired of her with time.

But as time passed, Feng Heng realized that he could no longer give her up.

[Reader's Guide]

1. The hero is scheming; the heroine is kind but has a sharp edge. She is kind to the kind and harsh to the wicked.

2. Both leads are virgins; one couple. The hero is devoted. (The foreshadowing will unfold gradually. None of the children in the palace are the hero's. The mystery will be explained later! Important!)

3. The hero falls first; the heroine falls later.

Next story: A Beauty in the Palace

[The calculating, strategic Crown Prince] × [A little white rabbit from a fallen family]

[A story of a nobleman who steals another man's beloved]

The Crown Prince has a woman in his heart, a moonlight he longs for but cannot have. He lies awake at night, consumed by thoughts of her.

Unfortunately, the delicate flower he yearns for already belongs to someone else.

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The Meng family of the Duke of Zhenguo's household suffers a sudden calamity, leaving the family on the verge of ruin. Meng Shu becomes a fragile flower coveted by the powerful and wealthy of the capital.

The Crown Prince's trusted adviser suggests, "Your Highness, that Meng girl has always shown you disrespect, and her father and brother are your sworn enemies. Why not take the Meng family's daughter for yourself while you have the chance, and vent your anger?"

The Crown Prince merely smiles without answering. A flash of menace crosses his narrow phoenix eyes, and that very day, the adviser is sentenced to thirty strokes of the cane.

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The Crown Prince lays trap after trap until at last he lures the little white rabbit into his grasp.

That night, the room is filled with the scent of cold pine. Meng Shu watches the tall man approach her step by step. She turns her face away to avoid his touch, but the next moment he leans close to her ear.

"So what if you were promised to Prince Yan? He can't help you, but I can."

Meng Shu bites her red lip. She is clever and understands his meaning. For the safety of her whole family, she slowly raises her hand and removes her hairpin, letting her black hair spill down. "Please be gentle with me."

[Reader's Guide]

1. The Crown Prince loves deeply. He seems scheming on the outside, but is devoted underneath.

2. One couple, happy ending.

3. A story about a calculating hero who schemes endlessly to steal another man's beloved.

Theme: Love life and keep moving forward.