The Jade-Waisted Slave's Allure

Upcoming historical romance: "The Beauty Is His Father's Concubine"

The Grand Commandant's residence in the capital produced a bold and dashing young general who fought battle after battle without ever losing.

But no one knew that, deep down, Xie Qijue was obsessive and world-weary, cold-blooded and venomous.

In a world torn apart by war, with flames and smoke raging everywhere, he rose from the ranks of the death soldiers, living by the edge of his blade with nowhere in the world to call home.

That day, he had prepared to abandon his troops and armor and die on the battlefield. A defeated general had no way out.

The pounding of hooves drew near. Blood stained the snow white, and someone pulled him from a burial ground littered with corpses and wreckage.

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Qin Yisui was a third-rate screenwriter in the film industry, with talent to spare but no one willing to recognize it.

She poured years of painstaking effort into one work, and at one point drove herself nearly mad. That was how the villain in her story came into being.

Xie Qijue was an offshoot of her negative emotions, the darkest and most unhinged part of herself.

Qin Yisui was terrified of water. Each time she nearly drowned, she returned to the modern world.

The truth behind the script, changes to the main plot, and the story's twists and turns...

As foreign invaders encroached and the dynasty fell into turmoil, the balance of power was overturned.

"I won't turn bad, Qin Yisui. Don't fall for anyone else."

Yet someone found herself longing for an era that wasn't her own, all because of one sentence.

* Long and slow-paced

* A small amount of modern-day plot. Some parts are a bit disjointed, so read with care and don't take it as a reflection of reality.

* Entirely fictional setting, with many original details that don't need to be researched.

* The main story has a tragic ending; the extras have a happy ending.

Upcoming story blurb

Jiang Xunji was an apprentice beauty specialist at Yuanhua House. Her life had gone smoothly, but when she came of age, she caught the eye of Master Wu, a nobleman from Chang'an.

On their wedding night, screams rang out throughout the residence, and a raging fire lit up the window paper.

The groom lay dead outside the bridal chamber. The window was gently pushed open, and blood ran down the doorframe.

The newcomer wore black, a tall and broad-shouldered figure with a bloodied sword in hand, yet a face as fair as jade.

He was Wu Liang, the legitimate son of the marquis's household.

Jiang Xunji shivered all over, but heard him say hoarsely, "Go."

Few knew that Wu Liang of the marquis's household was an adopted son of the Wu family.

His playboy ways were a disguise to protect himself. Carrying a blood feud, he carefully maneuvered through the imperial capital.

The only step he ever got wrong was letting the Seventh Concubine escape the night the marquis's household was wiped out.

And later, when she took pity on him and said she would give him a home again, he followed her without the slightest hesitation.

From then on, Wu Liang and Jiang Xunji depended on each other.

With the Crown Prince's selection of a consort approaching, noblewomen heard that Yuanhua House had a makeup artist with a remarkable touch, and hurried to book appointments.

The news soon reached the imperial palace. The Empress herself invited Xunniang.

She entered the palace on the very day of the selection, and the Crown Prince fell in love with Jiang Xunji at first sight, heedlessly asking the Emperor to grant them a marriage.

The noble clans glared with jealousy, and the Eastern Palace was a deep abyss, but Jiang Xunji didn't lose her nerve.

Amid celestial halls and crimson walls, Wu Liang dragged her into the Crown Prince's bedchamber. It was only when he tore the sash from her waist that she truly grew afraid.

"Wu Liang, what are you doing?! I'm your Seventh Concubine!!"

In the dim lamplight, his pupils were dark as still water. He smiled with reckless, icy contempt, blood at the corner of his mouth from biting down in jealousy and fury.

"If the Seventh Concubine truly wants to sit on the Empress's throne, then Ah Liang will personally prepare a wedding gift for you."

Theme: Since ancient times, fame belongs to the young.