Saving the Powerful Eunuch in His Youth

The powerful eunuch Xie Heqi wore the appearance of a refined gentleman, but his methods were ruthless and bloody. No one in the world dared not fear him.

Yet he held enormous power and enjoyed the emperor's favor.

At a banquet one day, someone praised the beauty of a woman from the Wen family, drawing a glance from Xie Heqi. The emperor immediately arranged for him to marry her.

The Wen family held only a fifth-rank post. How could they defy the emperor's wishes? But they had only one legitimate daughter left, a precious darling they doted on. How could they bear to marry her off to a eunuch?

Fortunately, an old matron reminded them that the family had another daughter, a concubine-born girl who had disgraced herself by secretly meeting a man. Years ago, she'd been sent to a country estate and left to fend for herself.

She was still a Wen daughter, after all.

The Wen family searched high and low until they finally caught that concubine-born daughter, tied her up, and sent her to Xie Heqi's bed.

Eunuchs were often twisted by their mutilation. Everyone assumed that a plaything of a woman like her wouldn't live long.

But on their wedding night, the instant Xie Heqi saw her, the composure he prided himself on crumbled to dust.

The bright, pure moon he had not dared touch, even in his dreams, had appeared before him once more after all these years.

In her previous life, the merchant's daughter Wen Yan accidentally entered the imperial household and became the concubine of Yan Heng, son of Princess Zhaoyang.

But because she had testified on behalf of the infamous powerful eunuch Xie Heqi during the imperial examination fraud case when she was young,

rumors spread that she had been involved with him.

As a result, the heir Yan Heng despised her, and she met a horrible death.

The good news was that she was reborn, and there was still a chance to change everything.

The first piece of bad news: she was reborn on the day she first met Yan Heng.

The second: she was reborn three days before the imperial examination fraud case broke.

She had only three days to change her fate.

Seeking gain and avoiding harm is an instinct shared by all living things.

If you knew from the start that the ending would be tragic, would you still make the same choice?

Wen Yan's answer: Yes.

She had lived two lifetimes.

Though nearly all the misfortunes of her previous life were connected to saving Xie Heqi,

she took that same step again in this life.

Her choice wasn't driven by simple affection alone. It also came from her unwavering commitment to justice.

Xie Heqi's life was full of regrets, but Wen Yan made it whole.

The beloved he had never dared touch crossed two lifetimes to reach him,

tearing a gap in the depths of hell and allowing him to glimpse the light of day.

The male and female leads choose each other and save each other.

The second male lead chases his wife to the crematorium.

Content notes:

1. A true eunuch story. Plot-driven.

2. The heroine is not an assertive powerhouse, and this is not a revenge power fantasy. No character is perfect.

3. The heroine doesn't revolve around the male lead, but the story revolves around her. She has career, family, and friendship storylines.

4. This isn't a light, sweet story. Enter with caution if you don't like angst, but it has a happy ending.

Coming soon: My Rival Still Hasn't Won Me Over Today

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Lin Gou'er was born into the gutter, fated to be someone anyone could step on.

Some people say you should accept your lot in life.

If you were born in the mud, you should stay in the mud forever.

But Lin Gouyu didn't believe that.

She hated the filth and wanted to live like a proper person.

If anyone stepped on her once, she'd pay them back tenfold.

When she was fourteen, she killed her beast of a father, who did nothing but eat, drink, gamble, and visit brothels.

That single stroke also brought her the greatest rival of her life: Lu Chi.

From then on, she was on the run.

At fifteen, she decided to enter the palace as a servant to save her older sister, changing her name from Lin Gou'er to Lin Gouyu.

At seventeen, she realized the person in this world most skilled at trampling others was the emperor.

So she decided to assassinate him.

But something went wrong while she was trying to take down the damned emperor,

and she fell into the hands of her rival, Lu Chi, once more.

*

Lu Chi came from a powerful family and had a handsome face.

Brilliant and calculating, he had become the commander of the Embroidered Guard at a young age.

The greatest disgrace of Lu Chi's life was accidentally letting a yellow-haired girl escape during that palace coup.

He staked his lifelong honor on tracking her down,

determined to capture her and have her executed by a thousand cuts.

Who could have guessed that the illiterate country girl

would prove more cunning than every notorious bandit he'd ever hunted?

This time, Lu Chi had bitten off more than he could chew. He not only chipped a tooth, but lost his heart as well.

*

In their life-or-death pursuit,

their murderous intent, which would not end until one of them was dead, quietly changed.

The lone wolf lowered his head, and the fierce steed bowed.

Hunter and prey switched places.

Before he knew it, the crafty, vulgar country girl had become the reins around his neck.

A mere tug from her was enough to move him completely.

*

In the end, Lin Gouyu escaped after all.

Everyone said Lu Chi had been bested in the gutter, bringing shame on the Embroidered Guard.

He'd probably lose the official hat on his head this time, too.

Lin Gouyu also thought she'd finally gotten rid of her persistent rival.

The game of cat and mouse was finally over, and she was about to gain the freedom she had long dreamed of.

*

But one morning, she opened her door

and found a man standing outside, tall and handsome.

Who else could it be but her rival, Lu Chi?

Lin Gouyu instantly went on high alert.

But Lu Chi was covered in wounds and soaked to the skin. He seemed to have been standing there for a long time,

as though in all this vast world, he had nowhere else to go.

Lin Gouyu's thoughts shifted, and she slowly loosened her grip on the weapon hidden in her sleeve.

She seemed to be... in need of a watchdog.

A cunning, unhinged palace maid who dares to do anything and tries to assassinate the emperor vs. a pure-hearted, brilliant commander who talks himself into falling for her and willingly becomes her dog

A crafty country girl versus a handsome commander, an enemies-to-lovers couple who are always at each other's throats

Inspired by an idea posted on September 7, 2025

Theme: Leave your good name in this world.