A Few Peach Blossoms

My new novel is now underway and updating. Please add it to your favorites! "The Young Lady Keeps Running Away": an aloof heartthrob chases after his love. Blurb below. Blurb [A cute girl who loves money and good looks x a cool, proper guy who secretly enjoys himself] Chu Yu is the sharpest blade at the side of the King of Xiliao. His final mission before regaining his freedom is to infiltrate the Southern Jing imperial palace under the guise of Princess Yongning’s male favorite. Taozhi is the palace maid Princess Yongning trusts most. The last order she receives before her term of service ends is to impersonate the princess and keep her men in line until the princess returns to the palace. On another starry night, the matron presents a stack of name plaques. Taozhi’s mouth twitches. “I-it’s time to attend the princess again?” “No. It’s time to take on new favorites.” * Chu Yu finds Princess Yongning rather peculiar. Whenever she summons someone to her bed, she has them blindfolded. She strips them naked, then only touches them without going any further. Fearing there might be something behind it, he investigates in secret. Beneath the princess’s desk, he finds several books written in her own hand. He casually opens one It’s a record of erotic encounters unlike anything he’s ever heard of or seen, full of countless variations and games. The princess’s current practice of touching without going further is one of them. Turning the page, he finds it plainly written that once she’s had her fill of the pleasure of keeping someone waiting, the next step is... * Taozhi is very pleased with her newest male favorite. He’s handsome, healthy, and cooperative. He lets her touch him all over and never says more than necessary. His reactions are always genuine, making him perfect material for the erotic booklets she sells. Using him as her model, she has already made quite a lot of money. All she has to do is wait for the princess to return, and then she can leave the palace with her private savings and enjoy her freedom. But things are gradually slipping out of control. Her erotic booklets are getting bolder, and she and Chu Yu are growing more and more intimate. A handsome man can be a dangerous distraction. She seems to be getting a little too caught up in him. It’s not that she lacks willpower. He’s just too good at what he does. So good that she even wants to take him with her when she leaves the palace. It wouldn’t be hard to ask the princess to grant her one of her male favorites. But would Chu Yu be willing? Why do men want to become a princess’s favorite? For gold and silver, for a life of wealth and glory. How could she compare to the real princess? Heartbroken, Taozhi writes several chapters of her story without a single erotic encounter. Lost in her writing, she can’t help opening with lines like, “She was a wealthy woman, with a fortune in gold and silver wrapped around her waist.” At night, the man reads her private musings. Looking at the latest chapter, he can’t help but fall into thought. What does she mean by this? Is she tired of playing with me and has decided to go after money instead? Upcoming Novel "The Young Lady Keeps Running Away" Her father dies, and her mother remarries. Xue Zhiying is sent to the Xiao family’s residence, where she becomes their young female cousin. Moving in with the Xiao family does little to improve Xue Zhiying’s lot in life. Given her status, she is destined to become someone’s concubine, or perhaps suffer an even worse fate. So Xue Zhiying sets her sights on the Xiao family’s eldest legitimate son, Xiao Yunqi. Xiao Yunqi comes from a family of distinction, is renowned throughout the capital, and is exceptionally talented, with mastery of all the arts. He has rendered great service to the state and is praised throughout the court as a peerless man. His striking bearing has won the hearts of every young noblewoman in the capital. The gulf between them is immense. Xue Zhiying doesn’t dare dream of marrying him. She only knows about him because she accidentally discovered his secret. Xue Zhiying uses that secret to get close to Xiao Yunqi. Never mind how many cold looks he gives her or how often he rejects her. Luckily, she eventually achieves her goal. * In Xiao Yunqi’s eyes, Xue Zhiying’s tricks are clumsy. Her excuses for approaching him are full of holes, and her attempts to flirt are crude and foolish. But for the sake of his family’s reputation, Xiao Yunqi treats her with nothing but indifference. He thinks she’ll eventually give up. He never expects that, in her quest to win him, Xue Zhiying will go so far as to stop at nothing. Xiao Yunqi assumes Xue Zhiying will keep pestering him forever. He even gradually loses himself in their secret tenderness and starts to consider giving in. Until he returns from a long trip. Xiao Yunqi waits for days, but she doesn’t suddenly appear to cling to him from any corner. At last, he can’t resist stopping someone to ask. The servant, unaware of any connection between the young master and the young lady, is baffled. All he can do is answer honestly: “The young lady left the Xiao residence a month ago. She said she was going back to her hometown to discuss a marriage match. She probably won’t be coming back.” When he hears this, Xiao Yunqi’s expression freezes, then darkens. A bone-chilling aura settles around him. She’s going to... discuss marriage with someone else? Theme: Treat others with sincerity.