The Emperor's Cinnabar-Mole Beloved, Now Middle-Aged

The main story is complete. [Upcoming: Remarrying in Troubled Times. Please add it to your collection~~] A new dynasty replaced the old. A night of military chaos later, a new emperor ascended the throne. Within days, the court had stabilized and the country was flourishing. At the end of that year, the ministers gathered with their wives and families at the royal palace to celebrate the new dynasty's first winter. E Xin was among them, having returned from a period of religious retreat as a female Daoist. But everyone there knew that her so-called retreat was merely an excuse to conceal a stain on her past. Later, unable to hold her liquor at the banquet, E Xin left early to find some peace and quiet. She never expected that leaving the banquet would bring one complication after another. A lecher made lewd remarks and took liberties with her. But later, he was beaten until his face was bruised and swollen. A twist of fate? No! E Xin caught a fleeting glimpse of a man she had once seen amid the flames, when she was serving as another man's second wife and had gone mad enough to set an entire mansion on fire. Of course, he was now the Son of Heaven. And of course, the two of them crossed paths again afterward, only to part ways once more in the end. Now, her youth was long gone, and her life was a complete mess. #She once hoped for him, but never had him. To long for what you cannot have is to become the emperor's cinnabar mole# Upcoming novel: Remarrying in Troubled Times Rites and music had fallen into ruin, and the people's lives were miserable. Wen Liao was born in a chaotic, absurd age at the end of a dying era. At seventeen, she became a young widow in a powerful aristocratic clan. Not long after she entered the household, she witnessed a world ruled by the strong, where only a hard fist could command respect. Wen Liao wanted only to stay safe and keep her life. But later... What she thought was a way out was a dead end, while what she thought was a dead end became a way to survive against all odds. #In a world where someone gets wiped out every other day, it's tough to get by!# . The Xie residence in Yancheng had a new mistress. But no one thought much of her. She was just a woman, and one who had been married before. The family head had brought her there only because the Wang clan had nearly been wiped out. Perhaps one day she would be cast aside like an insect, left to live or die as she pleased. But just a year later, no one would ever think that way again. Theme: A beautiful dream is hard to fulfill, but a long-held wish can come true.