Moon Over Yanshan, Sea Beneath the Heavens

Opens December 1: Spring Moon Hides a Kite. After her childhood sweetheart ruthlessly claims her, she transforms into a princess!

The regent is decisive and holds immense power over the court. But his cold, fearsome appearance is like that of a demon, frightening the noblewomen of the capital away.

The emperor dies, leaving behind a young son.

The officials would love nothing more than to treat the empress dowager and the young emperor like fish on a chopping board.

Faced with mockery and derision, the young empress dowager remains entirely unafraid.

She need only cast a glance, and someone becomes her blade.

No one knows that the demon has long since become the empress dowager’s devoted lover.

The two who are at each other’s throats in court share a marriage bed at night.

He is ruthless, his hands stained with blood, yet he gives her all his tenderness, seeking only to smooth the furrow between her brows.

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One unexpected pregnancy turns her into the stepping stone that lets him ascend the throne and seize power.

Ignoring her objections, he takes her as his empress.

But Jiayue is a phoenix meant to soar through the heavens. How could she be content to remain trapped in a cage?

Their relationship began when she used herself to tempt him, making use of him to help her seize power.

Since he broke his promise, she would be the one to end things.

Fortunately, she had said countless sweet words, but had never given him her heart.

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After seizing power, he has no one in his harem but her.

“My whole life, I’ve been abandoned. You were the only one who reached out to me. That was when I decided I would devote my life to you alone.” He knelt before her, gazing up at her with his usual reverence.

There was not a trace of warmth in her eyes. “But the thing I trust least in this life is so-called love.”

He remembered that years ago, she was a princess born of the imperial family, while he was a pool of mud. Now she was the moon in the palm of his hand. How could he bear to let go?

Reading Guide: ★ The female lead has previous sexual experience, while the male lead does not. HE, romance-focused with a little political intrigue. ★ Not a story about a powerful heroine; the female lead will not ascend the throne.

Upcoming historical novel: Spring Moon Hides a Kite

Jiang Yanmei is the only daughter of the grand secretary. After her father is framed and executed along with his family, she falls into the Music and Entertainment Bureau, forced to survive by flattering others.

Pei Shuyan was once her father’s student and her childhood sweetheart. Had things gone differently, she would have become his wife.

But after her father’s downfall, he immediately cut ties with her and avoided her at all costs.

When they meet again, she has been sent to the residence of a high-ranking official, where she holds a pipa and smiles for the guests.

It turns out the gathering is a banquet held by that official to celebrate his promotion. He has taken her father’s place as grand secretary.

She sees his dark eyes suddenly turn cold as he strides toward her. She grits her teeth and, unable to stop herself, begins to cry.

A sharp cry cuts through the air. She draws her broken-nailed hand back into her sleeve. “Don’t come any closer!”

He stops, then turns and leaves with a sweep of his sleeve.

Later, she is bought for a fortune and sent to his bed. She becomes his secret mistress, hidden from the world.

He is cold toward her and visits only once every few months. So she secretly plots, finally escaping his clutches and fleeing south.

But he has eyes and ears everywhere. He catches her and pins her down, his cold breath against her ear. “You can’t carry a load or lift a finger. How far do you think you can run, Meimei?”

All the blood in her body turns cold.

So she pretends to flatter him and earns his trust. At the same time, she meets her birth mother, is acknowledged by her family, and becomes a true-born noblewoman.

This time, he drops to his knees and begs her with near-obsessive desperation. “Meimei, don’t leave me.”

She gives a cold laugh and throws down a dagger. “Pei Shuyan, you deserve to die. Do you know that?”

His long lashes tremble. He picks up the dagger from the ground and says, “You’re right. This guilty subject deserves to die.”

Theme: Strive forward and rely on yourself alone.