As soon as Dongfang Li ascended the throne, he openly declared his long-standing affection for Shao Rong, a fifth-rank Palace General, at the grand ceremony to worship Heaven, before all the assembled people.
The entire court was in an uproar, and the capital was shaken.
Five years later, Shao Rong had risen to the rank of First-Rank Commander of the Imperial Guard, yet still had not returned to the capital to report. The rumors grew wilder by the day, and scandalous tales spread through every street and alley.
Some said that when the emperor was still crown prince, he had once forced a jade token of love into the general's hands in the imperial garden.
Some said that on the night of a palace banquet, the emperor had used drink as an excuse to try to tug at the general's belt.
More absurdly, a theatrical troupe even staged a scene in which the emperor broke into the general's residence at night, only to have a silver spear held to his throat and spend the entire night admiring the moon with the general.
Now, at last, Shao Rong had returned to the capital by imperial decree.
The first gift he brought back was a brush.
A brush with a steel core embedded in its shaft, one that wouldn't budge no matter how hard the naturally mighty emperor tried to wield it.
A seemingly frivolous general who only dares to talk big
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A seemingly guileless emperor who secretly drugs the general
[Reader Advisory]
1. This isn't pure fluff; there are bittersweet moments.
2. A one-on-one unrequited-love story. Whether the feelings are one-sided or mutual is a spoiler.
3. Very, very, very little political intrigue.
4. This story has nothing to do with official history. If you spot any obvious literary or historical errors, feel free to point them out.
[Upcoming Story]
Zhou Quan ascended to immortality, becoming the first person from the Four Realms and Eight Lands to do so. He was registered with the Purple Palace Imperial Directorate for Investigating Prisons, Judging Cases, and Dispensing Justice.
Zhou Quan blinked. "What office?"
The welcoming celestial official repeated the name, then couldn't help laughing. "It's long enough to circle the Southern Heavenly Gate three times. No wonder you can't remember it. We usually just call it the Office of Justice. We only handle little jobs like cracking down on vice and illegal activities."
And so, in a daze, Zhou Quan began his career in the Celestial Court.
But wasn't he told they dealt with vice and illegal activities? How come every case the Office of Justice handled after he arrived was as serious as one before the Ministry of Justice?
"My lord, after case after case, I really can't take it anymore," Zhou Quan wailed, slumped over his desk.
"No," the High God replied without changing expression. "This is the last puppet. It used to be a fearsome general eight hundred years ago. Finish this case, and I'll grant you a permanent post."
A cowardly, ghost-fearing investigator who still has to solve cases x a powerful man who comes to the rescue every time
Theme: I love you.
😭 😭 I thought it was a sweet everyday life after marriage, but it turned out to be the past
Such good writing, how come no one reads it [question mark] [question mark]
Two inches is 6.6Cm
I rely on little emperor, you are too big
Pre-collection of "No one will leave anyone's grandson!" In the twenty-ninth year of the Great Xia Dynasty, the imperial city was in turmoil and bloodshed, and seven sons took over the throne. In the end, the third prince Xie Tong stepped on his brother's bones and ascended to the throne, becoming the only winner of this power struggle. Of the seven sons of the late emperor, only two are left now. One is the high-ranking new emperor Xie Tong, and the other is the eighth prince in the cold palace who no one cares about, Xie Shiqi. The new emperor issued an imperial edict to marry the cold palace prince to Jiang Hua, the prince of the Marquis of Kangding. The Marquis of Kangding made great achievements in battle, and his achievements shocked the Lord. This marriage was obviously a reward, but it was actually the elimination of heirs. After all, who can have the ability to give birth to an heir for a prince? Before getting married, the emperor gently caressed the top of Xie Shiqi's hair and warned in a gentle voice: "Xiao Shiqi, you must... Don't let Jiang Hua take a concubine." Xie Shiqi lowered his eyebrows and obeyed obediently. He turned around and took twelve beautiful concubines to his new husband. Let him serve a man? Dream! Xie Shiqi was leaning on the soft couch, twirling grapes with his fingertips and smiling freely. The door was kicked open with a bang, and Jiang Hua barged in with a gloomy expression. Xie Shiqi's face suddenly changed. He picked up the white silk and hung it on the beam. He was about to cry: "My husband beat me and scolded me. I won't live anymore!" Jiang Hua: "...?" Can this marriage be divorced properly?
This book is so beautiful!!!! I haven't come across a novel I like for several months, and finally I came across this one.
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Young Couple 99 Wow, can't the boss really change the lock seal? I want to see 😭 Wan Yi seems to have no choice but to be, I feel so sad.
It ends with flowers 🎆 but it's a pity that there is a lock seal. Is the lock seal the two rituals 😭