Jade Register of the Captive Spring

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Novel blurb:

Qingrao, the only daughter of Emperor Chu, was born clever and beautiful beyond compare. She was the most precious pearl in all of Great Chu.

She should have lived a life where everything went her way. Unfortunately, fate had other plans. The timing of Emperor Chu's rise to power was dreadful, with troubles at home and abroad and war breaking out everywhere.

Qingrao had no choice but to get close to the young general Qin Zhen, make him fall deeply in love with her, and then cast him aside once she had used him, marrying someone else instead.

Unfortunately, Great Chu was already on its last legs. A year after Qin Zhen was abandoned, the rebels reached the gates of the capital, and the two met again.

This time, however, their positions had been reversed.

On the rainy night he seized Jianjing, Qin Zhen did not enter the imperial palace or take the imperial seal. Instead, he personally set a heavy ambush at the city gates to intercept the princess who was fleeing.

Dressed in red robes and iron armor, he sat high on his horse and lifted the woman's chin with his cold riding crop. "It's been a long time, Your Highness. Have you been enjoying yourself?"

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From the male lead's perspective

The new emperor, Qin Zhen, was born among commoners and raised in an age of chaos.

His father died when he was three. When he was nine, even his foster father, who had been his only support, was beaten to death by officials. With no other choice, he went to war, risking his life day and night and barely finding time to sleep.

Years of wandering and hardship had encased his heart in a thick layer of ice. But she was like moonlight, piercing right through it and shining into his heart.

She was wanton with him, yet gentle and affectionate.

Qin Zhen had always known Qingrao's intentions were impure, but he was more than willing to go along with them.

It didn't matter how she used him.

Because he belonged to her alone.

And she could belong to no one but him.

But just as Qin Zhen was closest to happiness, Qingrao cast him aside.

She didn't want him anymore. She didn't even want to use him. The thought nearly drove Qin Zhen mad.

Every day and night he spent banished from the capital, he traced Qingrao's face in his mind and wondered how he would make her kneel and beg for mercy.

But when that day finally came, all he could do was cherish her and lavish her with every luxury. The only condition was

She could never leave his side!

[He tramples the realm beneath his feet only to reclaim that moon]

[She is both his only antidote and his most lethal poison]

[Bonus Scene]

Seeing the wound Qingrao had inflicted bleed profusely, Qin Zhen flew into a rage and tied her hands to the bed with a sash.

Qingrao tried to escape but was firmly restrained. All she could do was glare and curse at him. "Qin Zhen, have you gone mad?"

Qin Zhen tightened his grip, his eyes dark and turbulent. "I have gone mad, and it's all thanks to Your Highness. Shouldn't you see for yourself?"

[Reading Guide]

The female lead is not a virgin; the male lead is.

Theme: I insist on having things my way