Hu Xueming and Han Xiao were betrothed as children, but she never expected Han Xiao to be ordered to war and for all word from him to cease.
Everyone said the eldest son of the Han family had died on the northern expedition. They lamented that such a dashing young man would end up wrapped in his own horsehide on the battlefield.
Xueming shed countless tears for him.
But she couldn't resist the insistence of their elders, and married the sickly third son of the Han family instead. Fortunately, they came to understand and respect each other after marriage.
Three years later, Han Xiao returns victorious.
The boy who once laughed and chatted so brightly has endured the hardships of war and become a steadfast, imposing general.
At this point, Xueming has yet to recover from the grief of losing her husband. Exhausted to the core, she welcomes her old friend.
One calls the other "Big Brother," the other calls her "younger sister-in-law." With the dead man's memorial tablet between them, they tear apart their childhood bond.
The person he longed for day and night on the battlefield has become a forbidden love he cannot touch.
Han Xiao prides himself on the Emperor's favor. What could he possibly lack? Yet in this world, he can never have her again.
She may remarry anyone she likes, but in this world, she cannot desire him.
Xueming suffers day and night, and decides to leave the Marquis's residence and find a new match. She settles on a marriage after meeting a suitable man.
That night, she dresses up and tries on her wedding gown, eagerly anticipating a new life.
When she looks up, she sees Han Xiao in the mirror behind her, his gaze dark. "You're so happy to become an old man's second wife?"
Xueming snaps back, "Zhang, the Collator, is gentle and refined. I expect he'll treat me well. Of course I'm happy to have such a husband."
He gives a cold laugh and forces her up against the mirror. "Have I not treated you well enough, that you're so desperate you'll take anyone?"
"Mind your words, Big Brother. Taking your younger brother's wife after his death is adultery!"
"Adultery?"
Han Xiao clamps his hand around her delicate wrist, his eyes filled with suppressed madness.
"If you don't say a word and I don't say a word, then even if we spend every night in each other's arms, who will know?"
A similar work, coming soon: Planchette Divination
The Princess's consort is dead.
Wang Xuechen, a friend of the deceased, is ordered to investigate the cause of death,
but the Princess is so devastated that she cannot help with the investigation.
Belief in spirits and the supernatural is all the rage.
The Emperor arranges a planchette séance, having the consort speak to the Princess through a Daoist priest's brush, so he can say what he left unsaid and comfort her.
The deceased consort's spirit says:
I have only just married the Princess. I cannot bear to leave her so soon.
I will find a way to be with the Princess. Please wait for me.
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That night, Wang Xuechen enters the Princess's bedchamber, his tone and manner indistinguishable from the consort's.
Overcome by passion, the two become lovers at once.
From then on,
By day, Wang Xuechen is the severe commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, and he has no dealings with the Princess beyond the investigation.
Late at night, possessed by the consort, Wang Xuechen makes love to the Princess, their bodies and souls entwined.
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Unexpected political upheaval sweeps through the court, and the Emperor is replaced.
Wang Xuechen rises to power through his role in helping the new Emperor ascend the throne, becoming the most powerful man at court.
The Princess reflects on her mistake with grief and says coldly, "Consort, do not come again. I don't want to see this treacherous rebel, devoid of all conscience."
Wang Xuechen laughs. "I bring you to the heights of pleasure every night. Can you really bear to have me leave?"
"So you were..."
"So I was using your consort's name as a pretext to take what I wanted from you."
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The séance was a sham. Only a fool like your father would believe in ghosts instead of loyal martyrs.
But I advise you to keep believing.
Wang Xuechen imprisons the Princess in his residence and ravishes her day and night. When he is in a good mood, he loosens her bonds and offers her advice like this.
Theme: Follow the rules
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