Tang Baozhuan first met Feng Jue when she was eight.
She rose, shivering, from the frost-covered lotus pond in the twelfth lunar month. A few of her brothers stood nearby with their hands on their hips, laughing uproariously, while her teeth chattered from the cold.
By the pond, a group of children being escorted to the imperial palace by an old eunuch turned curious eyes toward her. Quiet snickers began to ripple through the crowd.
Only Feng Jue passed by her indifferently. He walked past the lotus pond, past Tang Baozhuan's line of sight, without so much as a glance in her direction.
Tang Baozhuan thought to herself that he looked like a truly awful person.
When she came of age, the elderly emperor's health had grown much worse.
To bring him good fortune, he announced to the world that he had a princess living in the depths of the palace, and arranged a lavish coming-of-age ceremony for Tang Baozhuan.
As the whole realm celebrated, the princess, left out in the cold by the throng of revelers, quietly wiped away her tears in a corner. Suddenly, a pair of dark purple boots appeared before her.
Tang Baozhuan looked up and saw a handsome yet aloof face.
The person's voice was just as pleasant as his looks. He said, "Your Highness, may peace be with you."
Those around her addressed him as "Eunuch Feng." Only then did Tang Baozhuan realize that the person before her was Feng Jue, a trusted favorite of the current emperor.
But she was thinking: Eunuch Feng looks an awful lot like a pretty little pretty boy.
Later, that pretty boy deliberately drew close to her.
Then, with his own hands, he pushed her onto the throne, a place so high and cold.
A delicate, beautiful little princess vs. a fake eunuch with a bellyful of schemes
Tang Baozhuan vs. Feng Jue
[Plot idea noted on April 30, 2022. Updates undecided. Feel free to add it to your reading list~]
Theme: Women should be strong!
