[A Guileless Palace Maid * A Cool-Tempered, Love-Obsessed Emperor] [A Powerful Man Secretly Pining for Her]
Before Lin Yuan entered the palace, a fortune-teller read her fate and said she was destined to be a "noblewoman."
Later, in a warm palace hall, the young emperor smiled and painted a cinnabar plum blossom between her brows.
"I think the woman in this mirror looks just like someone."
"Who?"
"The woman I love."
Lin Yuan smiled bitterly. So her so-called "noblewoman's fate" simply meant she resembled the noblewoman who was the emperor's idealized beloved.
She treated the past few years as no more than a spring dream and left behind a letter:
"Your Majesty, I have come of age and must leave the palace.
May your road be long and smooth, and may all go as you wish. May I, too, find peace."
That day, snow raged and the wind howled.
Even the cups and bowls in Xuanshi Hall shattered like frost and snow.
Xiao Xun searched all of Chang'an and rode a thousand miles. At last, he saw the woman he had longed for day and night walking gracefully toward him.
Her eyes sparkled, her smile was radiant.
She was even lovelier than before.
Yet reflected in those smiling eyes was another man, handsome and dazzling.
"And this gentleman is...?"
"My betrothed, my childhood sweetheart."
Beneath his sleeve, Xiao Xun's hand clenched around the sword at his waist.
*
Xiao Xun lost his mother when he was young and ascended the throne as a child, only to be manipulated by powerful ministers.
After years of enduring, his heart had become an iceberg. His only warmth was Lin Yuan, his palace maid who served him at court.
But only when she stood beside another man did he finally realize that all these years, Lin Yuan's gaze had been so warm because she had never harbored romantic feelings for him.
"Tell me, do you really like him?"
Xiao Xun cornered Lin Yuan in a narrow space between the artificial hills in the garden.
The scent of Cangwu wine swirled around them.
"Yes."
"I don't believe you."
He lifted her chin, gritting his teeth so hard they nearly cracked. "And I won't allow it!"
I've seen the warm sunshine of spring. How could I willingly fall back into an ice cellar?
I had been in the abyss so long that I mistook the sun for moonlight.
*An alternate-history setting. The official system, social customs, clothing, food, and daily life are broadly modeled on the Western Han, with some original elements. Please don't assume these are historical figures or scrutinize the history.
*One hero and one heroine, both each other's only partner, happy ending
*No rivalry between women
*The "idealized beloved" is a misunderstanding
*Lighthearted, and mostly sweet
Coming soon: The Fifth Year of My Reign as Empress
A bold and spirited minister's daughter VS a restrained, scheming puppet emperor
Huo Qingyun always knew that Emperor Xiao Yan had feelings for her, but not many.
He had made her empress and left the harem empty to appease her father, who commanded a powerful army and held the court in his grasp.
But people are not made of wood or stone. As time passed, by her fifth year in the palace, the two of them had gone from icy politeness to married harmony.
The Empress Dowager devoted herself to Buddhism, the harem was free of concubines, and the emperor was gentle by nature, even in bed. Aside from her father and brothers constantly nagging her to produce an heir, Huo Qingyun was generally content with her life as empress.
Then, in the depths of winter that year, her father died. Soon afterward, her brother was accused of colluding with the enemy and plotting treason, placing the Huo clan in grave danger. She went to plead for them, but the emperor refused to see her and sent her to a deserted palace. Only then did she see clearly that Xiao Yan's heart had always been hard as stone. She had never warmed it.
Their harmonious marriage and tender moments in bed had all been steps in his plan to bring down the Huo clan.
She swallowed a cup of poison. When she opened her eyes again, the sun was warm and the palace was bright with spring. She had been reborn at the beginning of her fifth year as empress.
Xiao Yan was holding a bowl of warm medicine to her lips.
Huo Qingyun gazed at his misty eyes. The steam seemed to weave an all-encompassing net, and her hands tightened around the quilt.
In this new life, she wanted only to escape that net and save her brother and the Huo clan.
But gradually, she noticed that Xiao Yan... wasn't following the careful plan he'd laid out in his previous life. Why?
Xiao Yan:
Since childhood, there has been a woman hidden in my heart.
We were childhood sweethearts, a dragon and phoenix meant to soar together.
But she seems not to believe that I truly love her.
[Little Scene]
At first, Xiao Yan called her "Qingqing," and she couldn't stand him.
"My name is Qingyun. Qingyun. Qing, "
But he teased her, moving beneath her until the last syllable of her name became a breathy whisper.
Later, as he watched her sleeping beside him, he brushed her hair and murmured, "Qingqing. My darling."
*One hero and one heroine, both each other's only partner, both reborn, happy ending
Theme: Be your own one of a kind
This extra is so well written! I really can't bear to end it! A Yuan is an angel, always protecting her brother. The first time she blocked the knife was not for the male protagonist. She did it for the male protagonist, once for the sake of a gentleman, once for her family, and never for love, which made people cry. Ah Yan and Ah Wan will become a happy brother and sister, a happy male protagonist, and a continuation of the ideals of the previous generation.
Is the new article I want to write based on Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty and Empress Huo? It would be great if I could actually write this. I feel that the author's writing style of the Western Han Dynasty is very profound. I really like reading [Sunglasses]
Wow, he named his sister Yuan, not to let her fly in the sky, but to be with her. It's so cute.
Love this ending so much! The emperor really learned his lesson, and conquered Yan in the end. He did not lie to his younger sister again just to make his younger sister feel at ease. After all, our younger sister is also the one who wants the queen 😳 and King Yan's part is a good one! He is also a poor little boy without a father and a mother. The scars of his youth really take a lifetime to heal. Love and faith really shine throughout the book. My brother is very lucky to meet the heroine's family. The heroine's parents are really nice, kind, and very wise people! I'm really touched. My brother lives and tolerates his feelings not only because of the heroine, but also because of the words and deeds of the heroine's parents. I want to tell my brother that you have actually surpassed the prince and father (in the previous chapter, "The king despises the people", I feel that the prince is still at the stage of talking on paper, and his importance to the people comes from the kindness of human nature and Confucian teachings, but my brother has personal experience and truly has such thoughts. Anyway, his father is his guiding light, both fathers) It's really written so well!! Crazy call for Da Da
Teacher, when will the new article be published? 🥺😭
So happy! 😭 It's so good, I couldn't bear to read the last chapter. Must be happy! 💪
It's so beautiful that I can't stop watching it. The love between the male and female protagonists is happy and sweet. The friendship between Ah Xun and Ah Yu is very exciting and also very interesting.
Oh my god, I've been too busy to read it recently, but I ended up finishing 🤩 🤩 😍. It's so good-looking. Keep up the good work, the author.
Such a heartwarming brother-sister relationship, I can't bear to end it.
Playing the piano to a cow hahahahaha