The Poisonous Agent

She was beautiful, with a touch of sensuality beneath her quiet elegance.

She was ruthless, wiping out a powerful enemy while laughing and talking.

She was an agent for XX, on the front lines of intelligence, and an expert at seduction.

She was a prince’s personal assassin, but met a tragic end at the hands of his concubine.

When she opened her bright eyes in the other woman’s place, her stunning brilliance began to shine.

Excerpt One:

He held his favored concubine in his arms, yet ordered her to deal with the enemies outside. She went with a faint smile, never once looking back.

She returned spattered with blood, her beauty unchanged. The sight of her swaying clothes captured his heart.

He caught her by the wrist. “Stay tonight.”

She flicked her sleeve. “Your Highness, your beloved consort is still outside the door.”

Excerpt Two:

The favored concubine passed her with her proud belly thrust forward, a smug smile on her lips.

She said coolly, “A round belly means it’s a girl. Whether the child is really the prince’s remains to be verified. If you don’t mind, I’ll take her DNA and check.”

“What’s DNA?” The concubine’s face darkened as she hurried away, one hand over her belly. Suddenly, she felt rather uncomfortable. Could this woman have learned the things she was never supposed to know?

Excerpt Three:

Her skin torn and bleeding, she was taken to another country as a hostage. She thought they were even at last. Who could have known...

He risked his life to rescue her, fighting off the enemy as he roared, “Gu Qingchen, in this life, you’re the only woman I will ever call my princess consort. Poison me or try to kill me if you like. I’ll gladly die by your hand, without a single regret. But if anyone dares hurt you, I’ll repay them tenfold!”

He came at her with his sword. “Gu Qingchen, if you live, I live. If you die, I’ll become a spirit and watch over you.”

He abandoned his three thousand consorts and offered her the empress’s seal. “Gu Qingchen, you can never escape your fate as empress.”

In an age when feudal lords vie for supremacy, who is the man destined to be hers?