Slave Beneath Her Skirts

[Complete] The whole book is finished, so read with confidence.

[Arrogant, cold, fallen-kingdom female general vs clingy, obsessive, groveling Prince Jing]

When Xiao Yuanjia accompanied her father to guard the frontier, she rescued a little slave from human traffickers.

Later, everyone found out that she had gotten involved with a household slave. With no choice but to send him away, she returned to the capital and obediently became the well-mannered Yiyang Commandery Princess.

Later still, her father died in battle, and her homeland fell.

Everyone was ready to watch her make a fool of herself, wondering how this once-proud darling of the heavens would grovel and scrape by in the new dynasty.

No one expected that the new emperor's younger brother, who had been lost outside the palace since childhood, was the former household slave of the Xiao family. Now he was the powerful Prince Jing, and his status and that of Xiao Yuanjia, now a commandery princess of a fallen kingdom, had been completely reversed.

When Xiao Yuanjia heard the news, she only scoffed. "I don't know any Prince Jing. I only know one Xiao Pu."

Xiao Pu was the name she had bestowed upon her household slave.

And the words happened to be overheard by Prince Jing, who had arrived dressed in full finery.

They said that because Prince Jing had once been a household slave, he was erratic, dark-minded, and twisted.

When Liu Dalang of the Censor's household merely mentioned the words "household slave," Prince Jing beat him until he was half dead. Even Censor Liu lost his official position.

Xiao Yuanjia had toyed with him and cast him aside, and now she was mocking him again. Everyone thought she probably wouldn't live through the night.

At the Xiao residence, the erratic Prince Jing knelt at the feet of the fallen princess, whose face was cold as frost. His eyes were red as he called out hoarsely, "Master."

"Use me however you like, Master."

"Just don't leave A Pu behind again."

"And don't have anyone else, all right?"

"I'm afraid I won't be able to stop myself from killing him."

[Reading Guide]

One couple, both virgins

Younger male lead, three years apart. They have no romantic relationship before he turns sixteen.

A fictional Northern and Southern Dynasties setting, very loosely based on history.

The male lead is obsessive, dependent, insecure, and sensitive, an absolute devoted groveler, with an extremely intense crush.

Depression x borderline personality disorder. A story of mutual healing, with two little beasts tending to each other's wounds.

Coming soon: I've Been Out of the Game for Years

The retired life of the Eastern Depot Director after faking her death

Gender-bender romance / multiple male leads / love triangle chaos / lighthearted

A Qi can't remember much. She only remembers that she owns an inn and has a homemaking genius for a young husband whom everyone envies.

News arrives from the capital: Song Huaishu, the all-powerful and wicked Eastern Depot Director, is dead. A Qi joins her neighbors in clapping and celebrating, while her own young husband can only look amused and exasperated.

One night, while they are cuddling, A Qi holds her young husband and asks curiously, "What kind of person was that Song Huaishu, anyway?"

Her young husband leans languidly against her and says softly, "Director Song did whatever she pleased, brooked no opposition, and took revenge for even the smallest slight. Even His Majesty the Emperor would be scared stiff if she gave him a cold glance."

A Qi says wistfully, "She sounds like the sort of person I want to become."

Her young husband looks at her with an indescribable expression and shakes his head. "Wife, you wouldn't want that."

Later, A Qi regains her memories and finally understands what that look meant.

...The Director is me.

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Later still, the emperor makes a private visit and sees A Qi with her young husband behind her. His face changes, and he looks like a little dog cruelly abandoned. "Song Huaishu, what did you take me for?"

A Qi: "...Your Majesty, I haven't been a big shot for years."

Theme: Love yourself before you can be loved.