Partridge Flies: The Legend of an Imperial Consort in Troubled Times

[Historical romance palace intrigue + two strong leads amid troubled times + mutual salvation] The young emperor and empress wield the brush of the realm together, writing a chapter of peace through bloodstained schemes! Another masterwork of historical romance from the author of The Beloved Consort of the Ming Dynasty, Wan Zhen'er! A resourceful, battle-hardened commoner emperor × a fallen imperial consort unmatched in wit and strategy. They are conspirators dancing together on the edge of a blade, twin swords protecting each other with flesh and blood. The Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms are mired in endless turmoil. Chai Shouyu, the daughter of a wealthy merchant, is born clutching a blood jade that no one can unlock. When she is ten, she meets Guo Wei, and the blood jade reveals itself. The two are bound together by it. Yet through a twist of fate, she becomes a consort of Later Tang, matching wits with the demon empress, breaking voodoo plots, and protecting a foolish ruler, all while secretly falling in love with him, a palace guard of the Imperial Army. From an abandoned consort in the deep palace, framed by others, to a fugitive in Khitan lands, from hidden love in seclusion to returning to the center of power, she uses her life as a chess piece to stir the storm of the Five Dynasties and determine the realm alongside her beloved! They join hands to pacify the troubled world, yet cannot escape fate's cruel tricks… “He is the one who makes her unclench her fists, and the lover destined for her.” Witness this woman of turbulent times wield blood as her blade and carve out an emperor-and-empress legend in the gaps left unrecorded by history!