[Revisions in progress… Daily updates to follow]
Blurb:
Xie Min remembers the day she tumbled down from the Black Moon Terrace. The sky was overcast, and blood had soaked through her official robes.
The court officials knelt behind her. Few pleaded on her behalf, while plenty watched for a chance to laugh at her.
A storm was brewing, and the mighty edifice was on the verge of collapse.
She dragged herself up from the blood, straightened her robes and cap, then climbed back up step by step. “I have done no wrong, and I will not plead guilty.”
She had built this high terrace, and she would stand upon it.
The emperor was furious, yet could do nothing to her.
Once everyone had left, she was the only one still kneeling in the rain.
Lord Shen, Minister of Personnel, hurried over with a lantern and held an umbrella over her.
Everyone says that only two powerful ministers hold sway at court: Xie Min, the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet, and Shen Shiqian, Minister of Personnel.
They were classmates, and they are sworn enemies.
But few know that Lord Shen once knelt all night outside someone’s door for Lord Xie;
when Lord Xie said she wanted fresh lotus seeds, the fastidious Lord Shen went straight into the pond to pick them himself;
when Lord Xie was falsely accused and exiled to Lingnan, he risked everything to enter the fray and spent three years plotting to clear her name.
She built the high terrace, and he would lay its foundations.
[A little scene]:
One night, as Xie Min was reading a rare book, someone suddenly pulled her into an embrace and pinned her against the bookshelf. The candlestick clattered to the floor.
“You…” He pressed his thin lips together, as if she had bullied him. “Why aren’t you wearing the one I made for you?”
Xie Min sighed. “This is an official robe.”
“I can make official robes, too.”
“…”
“I heard Lord Wei is going to find you a match?”
“Yes.”
“What family is the young lady from?”
“I don’t know, but I’m sure she’s a good girl.”
“Am I not good?”
Xie Min laughed and teased him. “Are you a girl?”
The minister, who had climbed in through the window, gave a cold snort. “If you say I am.”
“Very well, Miss Shen.”
1. The system is modeled on the Ming dynasty; please don’t read too much into it.
2. One-on-one romance, happy ending, two beautiful and formidable characters with tragic pasts; an ensemble cast, with the heroine’s growth as the main focus.
Coming next: the historical romance The Mad Bones Beneath the Bright Robes [Flirtatious Junior Minister of Justice × Brooding Emperor]
Blurb:
The conscientious Emperor Yuanxi of Great Liang has a secret habit: after court adjourns, he likes to sneak back and hide in the shadows, watching the courtiers’ backs until every last one of them has left the Gate of Supreme Harmony.
But he doesn’t watch them every day after court.
For instance, when Xie Chiling, Junior Minister of Justice, is absent.
Xie Chiling has recently noticed that summons from the Palace of Heavenly Purity are coming more and more often, and that she is leaving the palace later and later.
Then one day, after being asked to stay the night, she accidentally discovers a secret chamber. Inside are the clothes and toys from her childhood, her schoolwork and writing materials from her student days, and more than a hundred memorials from her years as a court official.
The room is crammed with them, enough to make her heart tremble.
Usually composed, she flees in panic that very night.
The next day, after court adjourns, the officials are astonished to see that the emperor no longer sneaks back after returning to the palace.
As everyone breathes a sigh of relief, only Xie Chiling lowers her eyes and says nothing.
She remembers the imperial letter in the secret chamber.
[Whatever you seek, I am willing to grant. Whatever I seek, you will not resent me for it.]
One-on-one romance, happy ending. The system is modeled on the Ming dynasty, and women can take the civil service examinations and become officials.
The male lead nurses a humble, secret love, calmly losing his mind, and ultimately makes a decision that defies his ancestors.
Check out my friend’s contemporary romance, A Tooth for a Tooth [Revenge] by Lang Li: a scheming, dark-lotus heroine × a sunny younger puppy-like man / a loyal, cold-faced domineering CEO / an aloof young gentleman.
Theme: Rise against the tide.
Haha, Xiao Shen is still very easy to learn. I thought he wouldn't ask for help from others.
The writing is really super good. Xie Min's growth line is really full and real. I really want to continue to follow up. 😍Don't give up www.
I'm speechless. I gave up and didn't say anything. It was a waste of my money and a permanent lightning protection.
Why don't you update it? You won't give up on it, right?
The author works hard and will update more. I want to see the wedding [Orange Heart]
Ah, ah, don't stab me across the board [heartbroken]
When will this book be finished? [Comparison]
Wonder what was whispered [question mark]
The last part of this chapter is about the heroine's first night, which is covered in just a few strokes... Also, the author, there are many typos in the article you wrote earlier. I like your work, so I paid to subscribe to all the VIP chapters, but I still hope that the typos in the article can be fixed later.
The writing skills are not yet mature, but the heroine's first night is all mentioned in one stroke...