The Empress’s Favorite

This novel features family and palace intrigue: scheming against concubines, consorts, and principal wives... “May the zither and se be played in harmony, and may all be peaceful and well.” She was once the most favored “Yuhao” Princess of the Southern Dynasty. A coup d’état left her father dead and her uncle on the throne. Her fiancé became a great general overnight, then personally petitioned the new emperor to banish her to the imperial mausoleum. After three years of keeping vigil at the mausoleum, she rose from the ashes like a phoenix. But when she turned back once more, he already had a household full of wives and concubines, and had achieved fame and success. At the banquet held to reward the three armies, she appeared in mourning clothes, breathtaking enough to captivate everyone. She sang “Phoenix Seeking Its Mate” and asked to marry him, willingly taking the position of concubine. After their wedding, his marquis’s estate was crowded with concubines; her palace was filled with beautiful men. He offered her nothing, and she asked for nothing. She held fast to the duties of a concubine, thinking that a pawn who had gone this far had fulfilled her purpose. But after he had conquered all beneath heaven, he crippled her, gave her a letter of divorce, and took away her flesh and blood… Only when she looked back in that moment did she realize that the land lay in ruins and her country and family were destroyed. The person he wanted to take by the hand and sail across the lake with, abandoning the empire to live freely from then on, was not her, but his... Excerpt One: “This marquis already has a wife.” “Since that is so, Yuhao is willing to be your concubine.” Excerpt Two: “It’s getting late. Let’s turn in early.” “My lord, you haven’t visited Sister Huacai in a long time.” “Jun Yuhao, what on earth are you being so stubborn about?” “Yuhao isn’t being stubborn. You’re not my husband alone, my lord. We’ve acted long enough. Otherwise, people will say I’m monopolizing your favor.” “And what if I insist on favoring you?” Excerpt Three: “My child will never be born out of wedlock. Even if I have to give up everything, I will claim the title of principal wife.” Excerpt Four: “You can leave. The child stays.” Character Introductions: Xiao Quan, the wise and handsome type: “Jun Yuhao, for the rest of your life, you can only be my woman. Wife or concubine, even if we turn to dust, we will be buried together. In life, we share a bed; in death, we share a tomb.” Jun Yao, the gentle and refined type: “You’re the only one I love. Whether or not we’re related by blood, it’s still only you. Wait for me to return after I’ve made my name, and wait for me.” Shen Zhujing, beautiful as a demon: “Love me, love my beloved’s beloved. I thought I was kind to you only because I’d fallen for your husband, but what I couldn’t see through was the simplest love between a man and a woman.” Jun Shang, the melancholy and delicate type: “If you were still the chancellor’s daughter and I were still the Crown Prince, you would surely be my Crown Princess. If there can be no ‘if,’ then let me build an emperor’s realm to protect you.” Jun Hengxin, the domineering and scheming type: “My greatest regret in this life was listening to Xiao Quan and sending you to the imperial mausoleum. Since I can’t have your heart now, at least let me have your body. I’d like to see how Xiao Quan has trained you.” This novel has the same content as “My Lord, You Can’t Do That.” For faster updates, please visit http://read.xxsy.net/info/341638.html for “My Lord, You Can’t Do That.” Of course, updates here will catch up as soon as possible too.