Madam Zhen

The imperial house declined, warlords carved up the realm, and flames of war spread everywhere. Huo Chengyuan, the northern hegemon, commanded an army of a hundred thousand and controlled the lands north of the Yangtze River, ruling over the other warlords. They said he was ruthless and bloodthirsty, leaving corpses strewn wherever his iron cavalry passed. He was the undisputed tyrant of this chaotic age. His only weakness was the woman he doted on, Lady Zhen, a former dancer. Zhenzhen often felt guilty about being his favorite, because she wasn’t really “Lady Zhen.” She had originally been an assassin trained by the imperial house, sent to pose as a dancer and kill Huo Chengyuan. Before she could act, she accidentally got hit on the head and lost her memory. She forgot her mission and identity, and truly believed she was an ordinary dancer. As luck would have it, her bewitching, radiant beauty caught the attention of Marquis Huo. Five years passed. Zhenzhen was beautiful and chaste, delicate and gentle, and deeply cherished by Marquis Huo. Then her memories returned. With the imperial house growing weaker by the day and Marquis Huo dominating his corner of the realm, Zhenzhen decided to sever ties with her past and let things stand as they were, continuing to be his “Lady Zhen.” Recommended upcoming novel: 《Princess Consort》, an old-fashioned, patriarchal prince × a beautiful and scheming woman An imperial edict reached Jiangnan. The noble daughter of the Xiao family traveled a thousand miles to the capital to marry the stern Prince Jing. After the wedding, the princess consort was stunningly beautiful and endlessly gentle and attentive, gradually melting the prince’s steely heart. The prince and princess consort were deeply in love, making everyone around them envious. Their only regret was that, even after a long time married, no matter how diligently Prince Jing attended to his duties at night, sometimes staying up until the third or fifth watch, his wife’s belly remained flat, with no sign of pregnancy. The princess consort knew best why she struggled to have a child: she was not the daughter of the Xiao family at all, but a maid in the Xiao household named Wanwan. When the imperial edict arrived, the eldest Xiao daughter was plain-looking, and her family feared she wouldn’t be able to hold her place as princess consort. They chose Wanwan, the most beautiful maid in the household, to serve as her companion, and made her drink medicine that would cool her womb. She could win the prince over when her mistress was unavailable, but would be unable to conceive and thus easier to control. Unfortunately, the eldest Xiao daughter was ill-fated. She died on the cold river on the way to her wedding. The Xiao family refused to abandon the marriage, and the surviving maid, Wanwan, was transformed into Princess Consort Jing. Fortunately, Prince Jing cherished her and spent a fortune searching for renowned physicians. They told him that with proper care, she might still be able to bear a child. Wanwan nervously played the role of Princess Consort Jing. She diligently drank her medicine every day and clung to Prince Jing in passionate intimacy each night. But a secret can never stay hidden forever, and she was eventually exposed. A maid had impersonated a noble daughter and married into the imperial family, sending shockwaves through the court. And, by an incredible coincidence, at that very moment, the child she had longed for so desperately finally came to live in Wanwan’s womb. She was pregnant. Theme: No matter how the wind blows, stand firm