Her Beauty Enchants the Eastern Palace

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A wicked, gloomy scheming official x a tough, pitiful little thing. Please add it to your library!

Blurb

The day Yin Shu was brought into the Eastern Depot by her Admiral brother to serve as a “little eunuch,” she was tricked into the Eastern Palace by a Crown Prince of dazzling beauty.

The young Crown Prince was gentle and refined, with a face as flawless as jade and the ethereal beauty of an immortal in a painting.

As he teased and toyed with her, she thought she had done an excellent job hiding that she was a girl. Little did she know her “prey” had long since wrapped her around his finger.

By the dying light of warm candles, a fierce flame burned in the man’s eyes as he pressed closer, step by step. With nowhere left to run, she could only confess her crime.

Yet the Crown Prince still smiled cruelly. Beaded curtains trailed to the floor, and her hair fell into disarray.

Afterward, Yin Shu returned to the Eastern Depot. Everyone who saw her had to address her respectfully as “Little Governor Yin.”

Even so, she could never escape the need to tread on eggshells around him.

Then came the palace coup. The corrupt eunuchs and their faction were brought to justice, and corpses littered the palace gates.

Yin Shu trembled in a corner, but in the blink of an eye, he found her and pulled her into his arms.

“Why are you hiding, little Shu? You’ve been so naughty. How should I punish you?”

The girl wept prettily, so pitiful that no one could bear to look. He already had her completely in his grasp, so how else did he plan to punish her?

But the next day, when the new emperor ascended the throne, she was forced into the role once again and dressed in a phoenix robe...

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Rumor had it that the Crown Prince had been bedridden for years, leaving the Eastern Palace little more than an empty shell. Yet though wolves circled hungrily, not one dared to stir up trouble.

Everyone knew that beneath his flawless jade-like appearance, the Crown Prince was a master of political intrigue, cruel, violent, and cold-hearted to the core.

Yet when this fearsome heir personally led an army to put down a rebellion, rumors spread that a delicate, soft-skinned beauty with cheeks pink as blossoms and eyes shimmering with tears was imprisoned in his tent.

The Crown Prince treasured her like a priceless jewel, indulging her every day.

On the day they returned to the capital, the beauty had vanished. The person who stepped down from the carriage with him was none other than the Eastern Depot’s young governor, clad in the Crown Prince’s dazzling python robe.

Later, palace attendants lighting the way at dawn caught the young governor fleeing the Crown Prince’s bedchamber.

But before her bare jade feet could touch the ground, a strong arm wrapped around her waist and pulled her back through the doorway...

Reader's Guide:

1. Contains fictional elements. Please don't nitpick the historical details.

2. One-on-one romance, happy ending, both leads' first relationship. Coercive possessiveness.

4. The male lead is a calculating, unhinged Crown Prince. The female lead disguises herself as a eunuch and is a sweet, timid pushover. [Blurb version dated 2024.1/4]

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