After the Noble Consort Lost Her Memory

My new novel, After Tempting My Aloof Cousin, is now available. My upcoming novel is The Delicate Lotus.

[An amnesiac, beautiful love-trickster x an emperor and his son] Please see the warnings at the end of this blurb and in the author's note for Chapter One.

Shen Youyi knew that her family had sent her into the palace so she could rise above her station.

She did everything she could to win the Crown Prince's favor, and at last succeeded in making him fall for her and swear eternal vows.

But after transmigrating one day, she found herself five years in the future, in Wei Lanzhen's body.

The good news: she had climbed to the top and become a Noble Consort. The bad news: her husband wasn't the Crown Prince, but his father, Emperor Yuanshuo.

Worse still, in those five years, the Crown Prince had married and had a child, yet had fallen irretrievably in love with his stepmother. Holding her with tearful eyes, he begged her to wait ten more years.

Shen Youyi: ??? Was her life really this exciting every day?

[The Emperor's POV]

Emperor Yuanshuo had spent half his life on the battlefield and nearly twenty years on the throne before he met the woman who moved him most in all his life, at one of his ministers' residences.

She was alluring and shrewd, bold by nature, as if she had no idea what propriety meant. After just one fleeting glance, she dared to drug the Son of Heaven, climb into his bed, and shamelessly declare her admiration for him.

Though she wasn't truly a daughter of a distinguished family, and though she had been married before, he still overruled all objections and brought her into his harem.

Only later did Emperor Yuanshuo learn that all those sweet words spoken in the heat of passion were lies. His Noble Consort already belonged to someone else!

He had ascended the throne in his youth and conquered the realm, with all under heaven bowing to him, yet he had fallen at the hands of a young woman. He vowed to grind her bones to dust.

But when they met again, his stubborn, aloof Noble Consort looked him up and down with curiosity and asked sincerely, "Who are you?"

[A Little Scene]

By Taiye Lake, red petals carpeted the boat. Her thin silk shawl could not hide the beauty of her glowing skin. Shen Youyi's eyes brimmed with tears. "I truly don't remember any of this place."

The Son of Heaven smiled, lowered his head, plucked a red lotus petal, tucked it into her hair, and kissed her cheek. "It doesn't matter. I remember enough for both of us."

He remembered every place where she had met the Crown Prince, etched into his very bones, and he would visit each one with her.

Let her forget what happened before. It was best if she could never remember anyone else for the rest of her life.

Warnings:

1. The emperor is the male lead, nearly 17 years older than the female lead. Neither lead is a virgin. The female lead is 20 at the start of the story.

2. The female lead has amnesia; she did not transmigrate.

Upcoming Novel

After Tempting My Aloof Cousin

A chaste, aloof paragon x a sweet-talking woman who never forgets a grudge

The Pei clan of Hedong had served as ministers to three dynasties, and its courtyard was full of refined young men. Pei Ye, the eldest son of the Chancellor, had become famous at a young age and had countless admirers.

Among them was the new young cousin who had just arrived at the estate.

She was delicate and beautiful, speaking in a soft, gentle voice. Countless men fell for her, but she adored only Pei Ye.

Many people mocked her for harboring impossible hopes, but she didn't care.

No one knew that deep down, she hated this hypocrite, so righteous on the outside.

He ruined her marriage prospects, took her virtue, and, after having his fill, planned to marry her off to someone else!

After tiring of her, Pei Ye wanted to go on being a pure, untouchable gentleman and marry the emperor's elder sister. But she refused to let him have his way.

She flirted and fawned over Pei Ye, while secretly swearing:

One day, she would nestle beside her lover and watch Pei Ye lose his reputation, his home, and his family.

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Pei Ye had never been interested in women, but unexpectedly became intimate with his cousin.

She was selfish and vain, with many secrets she couldn't bring to light. She was nothing like the woman the world expected to become the matriarch of the Pei clan. Yet she risked her life for him and coyly said she loved him, insisting on staying at his side even without a title.

But she was young and lively, and inevitably there were many men around her with designs on her, including his own younger brother.

He quietly got rid of some of them, never imagining that one might slip through his fingers.

Until one day, she threw herself into his arms, overjoyed. "Cousin, I'm carrying your child. Are you happy?"

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The Pei clan fell in a single day, and Jiang Caiheng, who was about to marry into the Xiao family, disappeared as well.

Some said they had seen her flee across the river with Pei Ye.

Inside a carriage, Jiang Caiheng could not speak. She glared angrily at the bandit who had abducted her.

The usually dignified man looked cold and grim. "A-Heng, whose child are you carrying?"

The Delicate Lotus: The heroine impersonated her half-sister for years, then her sister came back.

[Warlord hero x beautiful woman living under a false identity]

A-Fu was born beautiful as an immortal and grew up adored by all. Then she fell on hard times and was sent as a plaything to the residence of the powerful Grand Marshal.

Rumor had it that Grand Marshal Qin Yi was uninterested in women and ruthless. A-Fu trembled with fear, worried he might casually give her away.

To her surprise, Qin Yi swept his gaze over the many beauties. When his eyes landed on her, he walked straight down the steps, lifted the jade pendant at her waist, and asked, "Are you a member of the Lin family?"

From then on, A-Fu not only stayed at the Grand Marshal's residence, but rose to great heights, becoming Qin Yi's only wife.

Everyone said A-Fu was blessed. As a child, she'd given a slave a bowl of soup on a whim, and in return had gained endless riches and a happy marriage.

But A-Fu was often uneasy, especially when she saw Qin Yi break the limbs of a guard who had lied to him. Her fear reached its peak.

Because the woman who had given the bowl of soup back then wasn't her. It was her half-sister, A-Yue.

Yet after several years of marriage, A-Fu had given birth to a son and daughter, and her husband had become regent. Her worries gradually vanished without a trace.

Until Qin Yi returned from his final campaign with several captives, including a young lady.

It was her half-sister. Dressed in pearls and jade, she stood behind Qin Yi, looking over with a triumphant, mocking expression.

A-Fu lowered her eyes, a chill rising within her. She knew the lie could no longer be kept secret.

Warnings: The leads are devoted only to each other. The heroine has another reason for impersonating someone else.

Theme: Where the waters dry up, lotuses bloom; spring comes after despair.