[The new story next door, "Above the Jade Terrace," is complete. A ruthless, unscrupulous noblewoman from a powerful family x a scheming minister who stirs up the political world. Tap to read if you're interested.]
Blurb:
"I know she's cold, selfish, and unscrupulous, but I still love her."
"But she doesn't love me."
The emperor never imagined that one day he would fall in love at first sight with a woman, and that she would be one of the late emperor's former consorts.
But she didn't love him, and she would use every means at her disposal to leave the palace.
Later, on the night she fled, the emperor sealed off Chang'an. When he found her trembling under his hand, he felt both satisfaction and delight. "Are you really that afraid?"
Good. She should be afraid.
He was the Son of Heaven. If he wanted her, he could get her by any means necessary.
The first time Xiao Qinci saw the new emperor, she knew he was taken with her.
But she understood the weakness men shared: the more unattainable something was, the more they wanted it.
So whenever she felt even a little unwilling inside, she had to show ten times as much resistance on the outside. The more she rejected him, the harder she had to make the emperor chase her.
An emperor's love was shallow. Only by keeping herself out of reach could she make him fall deeper.
She knew exactly how to handle people's hearts.
Sure enough, one day after she had finally become empress, someone exposed all her schemes and manipulations over the years, concluding, "Your Majesty, she deceived you. All she wanted was riches, rank, and glory for her entire family. What does Your Majesty's true love mean to her?"
Xiao Qinci nodded, thinking the woman made a good point. Just as she was wondering what the emperor would say, he replied, "I know. I can let her deceive me for the rest of my life."
I'm only afraid that one day, she won't even be willing to deceive me anymore.
Reading notes:
1. The male lead is a domineering captor who keeps to his principles. The female lead is a sweet-faced, dark-hearted woman who is truly cold. The drama is outrageous, but this is a sweet story with no angst.
2. One-on-one romance, happy ending.
New story, "Before the Vermilion Palace," with blurb:
In the third year of Zhaoming, Xie Shenyun slaughtered the entire imperial clan and put the six-year-old child emperor on the throne. With an iron fist, she seized power and governed as regent, becoming the Inner Chancellor.
A month later, the Marquis of Yan, Shen Shuangye, led an army of two hundred thousand to Chang'an to support the emperor. At the Qiuchang Terrace, he paid his respects to the young emperor and met the female chancellor who held power over the entire court.
Spring clouds shone above the terrace. The woman standing there was radiant as snow, her bearing lofty and transcendent, like the bright moon hanging in the sky. She seemed never to have touched the dust of the world, and no one dared to covet her.
No one knew that he had once imprisoned this female chancellor in a curtained chamber, binding her wrists with a slender silver chain.
Yet even then, she had been as aloof and cold as ever. Studying the pattern on the silver bracelet around her wrist, she said lightly:
What a shame you still don't know how to play. If it were me, I'd have put it around your neck.
[Reading notes]
1. A beautiful, mad woman who'll do anything for power, ruthless and cruel x a scheming, politically savvy minister who stirs up the world. They love and hate each other, with a happy ending.
2. The heroine is somewhat of a magnet for admirers, but everyone wants her dead.
3. One hundred and one villains, a slightly ensemble cast, everyone ambitious with eight hundred schemes apiece, all trying to out-act each other.
Theme: Wildfires never fully burn out; spring winds bring life anew
I was touched. Fortunately, the baby was a girl. I was a little disappointed when I found out that the heroine was pregnant. The heroine still couldn't escape the need to give birth to a boy to inherit the throne. I felt that the heroine's experience of fighting for power for women suddenly became sad. Fortunately, it was a girl, and she was raised by the heroine as a prince. She inherited the heroine's fighting spirit, and I felt relieved.
The author's writing style makes me suspect that he is a trumpet account of some big boss
Yes, the princess will also be an empress in the future! I really like this episode!
The male protagonist is such a badass. It turns out that Rockery had kissed the female protagonist before and forcibly married her. (The current timeline is that the male protagonist's father is not dead, and now he is the prince, so the British princess's house has not been confiscated). The female protagonist has not experienced any changes, so her character is closer to her original innocence and cuteness (the author's writing makes me feel like kissing my precious daughter). The male protagonist still falls in love with the female protagonist in another time and space. It is really destined.
The heroine looks so cool as the mastermind behind the scenes!
The whole book is so exciting! The scene where the heroine manipulates the hero is so interesting!
The male protagonist in the extra episode is really pretentious, the female goose needs to teach her a lesson
Alas, I thought I could get rid of this shackles, but I really didn't give birth.
I read the main story in one go. There are so many stories about emperors taking advantage of others, but this one is one of the best in terms of character tension. In some chapters, the rivalry between the male and female protagonists is extremely good. The extra if line is also particularly wonderfully written, and the character's personality is almost consistent with the main text. In the extra story, are both Ah Ci and the male lead reborn?
The whole plot is flowing, but it is super slow. It is all about the pull between the female protagonist and the male protagonist. I like the plot of giving birth to a girl~
I was touched. Fortunately, the baby was a girl. I was a little disappointed when I found out that the heroine was pregnant. The heroine still couldn't escape the need to give birth to a boy to inherit the throne. I felt that the heroine's experience of fighting for power for women suddenly became sad. Fortunately, it was a girl, and she was raised by the heroine as a prince. She inherited the heroine's fighting spirit, and I felt relieved.
The author's writing style makes me suspect that he is a trumpet account of some big boss
Yes, the princess will also be an empress in the future! I really like this episode!
The male protagonist is such a badass. It turns out that Rockery had kissed the female protagonist before and forcibly married her. (The current timeline is that the male protagonist's father is not dead, and now he is the prince, so the British princess's house has not been confiscated). The female protagonist has not experienced any changes, so her character is closer to her original innocence and cuteness (the author's writing makes me feel like kissing my precious daughter). The male protagonist still falls in love with the female protagonist in another time and space. It is really destined.
The heroine looks so cool as the mastermind behind the scenes!
The whole book is so exciting! The scene where the heroine manipulates the hero is so interesting!
The male protagonist in the extra episode is really pretentious, the female goose needs to teach her a lesson
Alas, I thought I could get rid of this shackles, but I really didn't give birth.
I read the main story in one go. There are so many stories about emperors taking advantage of others, but this one is one of the best in terms of character tension. In some chapters, the rivalry between the male and female protagonists is extremely good. The extra if line is also particularly wonderfully written, and the character's personality is almost consistent with the main text. In the extra story, are both Ah Ci and the male lead reborn?
The whole plot is flowing, but it is super slow. It is all about the pull between the female protagonist and the male protagonist. I like the plot of giving birth to a girl~