[The main story is complete and undergoing revisions. A new book is underway.]
A resilient, brave princess x a warm, sunny schemer with ambitions
When Ning Huashu was five, she became the only princess of the Great Yu Dynasty. She should have been a girl cherished and spoiled by all.
But it turned out that it was all a scheme. She was dressed up as a precious gift, ready to be made the appendage of a ruler hungry for power.
After she was granted in marriage, she understood that she had only fallen from one wolf's den into another tiger's lair.
At the spring banquet, Ning Huashu caught sight of a man dressed like a peacock and couldn't help shuddering. How could a man dress so outrageously?
Zhang Yu noticed the princess looking at him and raised an eyebrow. He then turned to her and displayed the gentle, refined smile he had spent days practicing in his room.
He lowered his eyes, then furtively lifted them, only to lower them again for no apparent reason. The corners of his mouth curled up slightly. His folding fan suddenly propped up his chin, making his whole face look strangely incongruous.
He had learned this from reading storybooks for half a month. Surely it would win the princess's heart at once.
Ning Huashu only thought the man was crazy. Not only was he dressed like a peacock, he didn't seem very bright, and his smile was bizarre and his face stiff. She had better stay far away from him.
[One-on-one, primarily a coming-of-age story, with a relatively light romance]
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New book underway: Blurb
[A calculating beauty with a poisoned heart x an arrogant, gloomy hypocrite]
"I would rather you hate me. At least, with your temperament, as long as I don't die, you'll stay by my side for the rest of your life."
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A melodramatic revenge story about a pipa-playing courtesan.
Gu Yingfeng went from a noblewoman to a lowly registered courtesan in the Bureau of Music, all because of Pei Zhuoqian.
She swore she would never rest until one of them was dead.
Who could have known that when they met again three years later, her disguise would be exposed at once?
This time, she was determined to expose Pei Zhuoqian's true face as a hypocrite.
[Reader advisory]
1. Both leads are sexually inexperienced. Bad ending (coercive possession, with more hate than love).
2. The male lead is no righteous hero, and is gloomy and insecure.
3. The setting blends different periods, mainly Tang and Song.
Theme: Women, too, can become marquises and ministers
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