The Favorite Consort Is No Good Woman (Reborn)

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Original title: Dawn of Zhao, Dusk of Chu

The palace attendants sneered. That favored consort, Meng Zhaozhao, was the daughter of a convicted minister who had climbed into the emperor's bed only because she resembled his late former crown princess.

No matter how beautiful she was, all she could do was cower and cling to life!

No one knew that, in the dead of night, deep within the palace walls,

Meng Zhaozhao's eyes reddened as she tugged on the sleeve of Lu Qin, a trusted aide to the emperor, and whispered, "Brother Lu, I'm cold."

In the eyes of ordinary people, Lu Qin was cold and sullen, a man who kept his distance from women. Now he grabbed Meng Zhaozhao's ankle, its red bells ringing, and asked mockingly, "What would the emperor do if he knew you were involved with one of his ministers?"

"More than involved. We could defile the palace, commit treason, and steal moments of pleasure."

She smiled.

Meng Zhaozhao slipped her hand inside Lu Qin's brocade robe, her fingertips gliding over him. "Tell me, Lord Lu, if you give in to me tonight, you'll be guilty of deceiving the emperor. But if you don't, you'll never again have a soft, fragrant beauty in your arms. Will you give in or not?"

"Naturally, I choose Your Highness. I would gladly die for you."

In her previous life, Meng Zhaozhao's entire family died at the hands of that dog emperor. She endured humiliation because of her beautiful face, only to be executed by slow slicing for regicide.

She never knew that the man who collected her corpse was the dog emperor's closest friend, Lord Lu Qin, Commander of the Imperial Guard.

Reborn, she and Lu Qin became each other's pawns and allies, united in their goal of toppling the emperor once more!

The male lead's perspective:

At first, Lu Qin only wanted to use Meng Zhaozhao, carefully plotting to drive the dog emperor from his throne.

But then he found the consort's delicate gaze far too alluring.

She would hold him close, embrace him, and burrow into his arms, curling up in the corner of his bed.

She called him Brother Lu.

She told him that she was afraid of pain and afraid of dying, but most of all, she was afraid of failing to get revenge.

Their secret was exposed.

He touched the scabbed wound on her back, his expression dark and unreadable.

Meng Zhaozhao gently tried to persuade him. "Lord Lu, people like us, who live by the sword, aren't fit to speak of love. I saved you with my life and willingly made myself a pawn. Why have you changed your mind?"

Author's note:

The female lead is not a virgin, but the male lead is; after they get together, there will be no romantic involvement with a third person.

Happy ending, no angst

[Upcoming: The Corpse-Driving Empress, The Demon Consort Wields a Giant Hammer]

Theme: I stopped at nothing and feared no death, until I met the light.