Male rivalry in a deadly love triangle / Godfather and adopted son turn against each other
Gentle, gloomy, and all-powerful regent / Passionate, sunny, high-spirited young general × Cool, heroic, and aloof young Taoist
Xie Xiyun had been a Taoist at Lingyun Temple for more than ten years. She thought she would spend her whole life that way, but never expected Grand Academician Du Xun, who had come to pray for blessings, to take a liking to her and offer her to Prince Jin, Shen Jingyuan, who held the entire court in the palm of his hand.
Back when Prince Jin was still the third prince, countless people in the capital had fallen for his gentle, beautiful face. Now that he had risen to power, even more people flocked to him.
But from the day Xie Xiyun entered the prince's residence, bruises often appeared on her body. She assumed she had bumped into something during the day, until one night, when she woke from a nightmare and saw a human silhouette on the screen. Only then did she learn the truth...
Later, she snuck into the study hoping to uncover some secret information, only to find many things she had discarded in a cabinet. She even found her own undergarments in a locked sandalwood box.
Only then did Xie Xiyun realize that Prince Jin, so indifferent he seemed incapable of human feeling, had such a dark and deranged side.
Realizing she had nothing to gain from Shen Jingyuan, she turned her attention to Pei Xiao instead.
She seduced Shen Jingyuan's adopted son.
Though seduced might not be the right word. Ever since their first meeting, the young general had stuck to her like soft candy clinging to a hem, impossible to shake off. His love was like the most brilliant flower of spring: passionate, magnificent, and brimming with life.
But Xie Xiyun had no need for flowers.
On her chessboard, there had only ever been blades and bloodshed.
Driving a wedge between Shen Jingyuan and Pei Xiao seemed like a simple matter. Shen Jingyuan had been Pei Xiao's adoptive father for seven years, but when it came down to it, he seemed to show no mercy.
Xie Xiyun watched coldly.
In the game for the realm, she was a chess piece. But she would decide for herself where that piece landed.
A story about the female lead training her men like dogs. I like writing gloomy men who hold high status but are emotionally submissive.
Content warnings:
1. The female lead is not a good person, and she will become emperor.
2. All male leads are virgins.
3. The female lead mostly uses the male lead for her own ends.
Theme: May I ride the wind to soar straight into the clouds.
