The reign of Emperor Shi Ryuuki of Saiunkoku, which was praised as the era of “Supreme reign,” witnessed the birth of many legendary prime ministers and high-ranking officials who served by the side of the emperor. However, behind this glorious chapter of history lie many untold stories of past and future, encounters and farewells, life and death …... more>>

What was the “missing wing” that the emperor's Prime Minister, Tei Yuushun, had been seeking until the end? What lies at the end of the path for Ou Ki, who fought for the throne and ultimately lost, yet continued to walk forward?

“I ask for my bones”—those were his final words when he parted ways with his liege.

A collection of side stories that marks the true ending of the “Tale of Saiunkoku.” <<less

It is rumoured that the Vice Minister of Ministry of Rites is pregnant.... more>>

The cause of this incident is this:

“This day is really dull.”

“Feeling bored?”

“It’s a bit tedious to get through the day.”

“Cong Qing, do you want children?”

“If I did, would the emperor be willing?”

And so a dark tide surged, causing an unexpected disaster, disturbing a pool of calm spring water—

“Are you crazy?”

“You recall, during the Autumn Hunt that one year, when you and I would meet at the prairie at night—I was already crazy for you then.”

Passion is bottomless and wild; love is deep and without regrets.

Don’t ask the world for everything, only seek the heart alone.

#One who passed their days in boredom and so initiated a bloodbath.

#Black-bellied Emperor, in the pursuit of some daily excitement, unhesitatingly jumped into a chaotic situation just to get off his feet. (no mistake) <<less

The fourth side story volume of the series Saiunkoku Monogatari. Consists of three side stories and a bonus short story. The stories follow the past... more>> of Shi Seiran, Rou Ensei and Kou Shouka from the main series. <<less

Betrayed by his lover and abandoned by mankind, the race he saved, Rohen gave up all hopes in life.... more>>

Returning to the past, he laid down his sword and allowed the world to perish as he stood in the side. Just as man turned his back on him, he, too, will do the same.

This was his pledge.

But, his view changes little by little when he meets a girl wielding the same scars as him.

She changes him… heals his broken scar without notice.

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Looking at Rohen, his body torn and mangled, she burst into tears and asked, “Why… why didn’t you run away?”

He heard her sweet voice. It calmed him. She protected him.

Rohen laughed. “Because you’re here.” <<less

Zhao Su arrived here in the 35th year of Emperor Jiajing.... more>>

His first wish was only to have a satisfactory meal.

This is a story of a boy who goes from being a poverty-stricken son of a concubine to becoming the Grand Secretary of the Great Ming.

This is also a tragic story of hard work, to train the little bratty child to become the promising young emperor, but in the end he was overwhelmed by the brat.

This is the best time period, Jiajing Emperor, Zhang Juzheng, Xu Jie, Yan Song, stars gathering, fighting openly.

This is also the worst time period, the Emperor is obsessed with achieving immortality, the court officials are forming factions, the court is a dog eat dog arena, the country is also facing internal and external conflict. The North has the Tartar, the Southeast has the Wukou, as well as heavy taxes. The common people cannot stand the hardship, the entire Ming dynasty is on the brink of collapse.

What can his existence change? <<less

‘Less than a month old… I became the great empire’s treasured princess…!’... more>>

In all my life, I wanted love. Love from my family, But the family I had, failed me in the end. Abandoned… ab*sed… I don’t want this so-called family. It’s a waste of time.

I came to a new world after a miserable ending…

‘The empire’s treasured princess… that’s me… but why is father, the emperor, so strange?’

“Mabel, I will give you the Ponce Castle.”

“My sweet child, the most fertile land is yours.”

“No, wait, this whole country will be yours for the plucking.”

‘Father, he’s strange… is this what family love is like?’ <<less

The notorious imperial court lackey and the meritorious military general were well-known for their mutual dislike, a pair of arch-enemies set in stone. Who could have foreseen the unexpected change in the winds of heaven: the general injured on the battlefield, both legs disabled, and even forced by the emperor to marry his nemesis. ... more>>

With one marriage edict, two people with mutual hostility are forced to marry and live under the same roof. Yet after these long days together, they come to the realization that this fellow is not truly devoid of any saving grace/unattainable and high out of reach. <<less

The little handsome son-in-law passed through a world as waste material and the husband of a wealthy family. But because of his lacking aptitude, the wealthy family had driven him out. So he worked hard and found a more powerful family’s thighs to hold onto. Soon enough, he became the strongest son-in-law and husband in history.... more>>

In this world, it was impossible to practice martial arts. It was futile so he might as well take advantage of his wife’s thighs and maintain a comfortable and leisure lifestyle.

He’ll train his wife to become the strongest and best person in the world.

“Whoever dares to provoke me, my wife will kill you!” <<less

In the dangerous world of high martial arts, Lin Beifan traversed and found himself bound to a corrupt official system.... more>>

It seemed that the only way to become stronger was through corruption – a ridiculous notion, but one that he had to follow nonetheless. He found himself embezzling, accepting bribes, and using his power for personal gain, becoming a despised and hated corrupt official.

Yet, secretly, he distributed his ill-gotten gains to the people, leaving nothing for himself. He carried the weight of his bad reputation while still trying to make the world a better place.

The empress, who knew the truth, shed tears and said, “My dear, I’m sorry for the injustice done to you. Come to my palace tonight.”

The intelligent and beautiful women who knew the truth declared, “No matter how the world sees you, we are willing to stand by your side, through thick and thin!”

The martial women of the Jianghu who knew the truth vowed, “If they want to take down Lin, they’ll have to get through us first!”

Others were left in shock, “He’s clearly a corrupt official, why are you all protecting him?” <<less

“Do you love me, Sheemon?”... more>>

“Of course, Leila,” he said, looking at her tenderly.

But this love was a farce.

Leila Hessus was betrayed by her own sister and fiancé, the two people she cared most in this world. And when she was at death’s door, soon to die by the hands of her lover, flashes of regret smeared across her face.

As she jumped to her, a black shadow appeared.

“It’s me, Miss Leila.”

He held her in her arms tight, careful to not let her go.

“I’ll protect you. I’ll be your tool for vengeance.”

Will she be able to live a life without regrets? <<less

I ride through the snowstorm, originally to return home.... more>>

Zhao Yun's ideal person was a man of great appearance and reputation. Apart from not liking him, there was nothing bad about him. <<less

I’m an imperial uncle; his imperial majesty’s uncle.... more>>

Once, someone with nothing better to do took a comprehensive survey of the current dynasty, and summed up the imperial court’s three great cancers.

Wang Qin leads in corruption; the treasury is never full.

Yun Tang favours a few, forming cabals; leading to corruption in our politics.

Prince Huai plays with power, and serves as the head of a hundred poisons — thus causing instability to the throne.

When they talk about the most venomous of vipers, the wicked one who plays with power, the biggest cancer of them all, they’re talking about me: this insignificant prince, Prince Huai, Chengjun.

I can only say that I feel rather hapless in the face of these theories.

In truth, I have been ever dutiful, ever devoted, devoid of intention to monopolise power, and possess even less of a heart to covet the throne. In the entire imperial court, I dare say there is no loyal subject more loyal than I.

But, most tragically, in all the realm, the matter of me being a loyal subject is something that not many would believe. <<less

Ye Shu transmigrated into the book he had just read and became the first cannon fodder minister who was brought down by the tyrannical male lead, suffering a death by a thousand cuts, turned into dust, that kind of thing.... more>>

Ye Shu resolutely packed up and decided to abscond before this could happen. On the road, feeling that he had been drugged, he accosted someone for help.

Who would have expected that he would wake up the next day with the tyrant smiling beside him. “Did you sleep well?”

Ye Shu: “……”

To survive, Ye Shu was forced to enter the palace as a consort, and henceforth, lived a harsh life of being ordered around and squeezed by the tyrant.

When the tyrant annotated folding memorials[1], he refilled his tea and ground more ink.

When the tyrant ate, he tested his dishes for hidden drugs.

When the tyrant retired for the night, he was even responsible for warming his bed.

It wasn’t until his belly started to grow that Ye Shu noticed that the book he had transmigrated into seemed to be a bit buggy……

This f*cking world was actually ABO.

He hadn’t been drugged, previously… That was the first differentiation period as he became a Kunjun!

Tyrant: “This Qianjun’s rut period is coming, my beloved consort……”

Ye Shu slammed the bedchamber’s door in front of the tyrant. “Heh, not a chance.”

Note : [1] Folding memorial – Memorials were an official communication to the Emperor of China. A “Folding Memorial”, for instance, was to be written on pages small enough for the emperor to hold them in his hand and read without being observed. <<less

She was a peerless genius in the way of medicine, holding the Medicine King Cauldron in her hand.... more>>

Once she transmigrated, she became a lowly little medicine s*ave in dispensary.

Physicians made her life difficult, princesses humiliated her, even her fiancé came knocking on her door to break off the engagement?

What was that?!

However, she had the cauldron in her hand; the top-notch medicinal herb was in her hands. She stole rare and precious herbs, punished the slanderous, plotted against the petty, treated the Emperor’s sickness, and saved the Crown Prince.

Then, the imperial edict turned the medicine s*ave to a concubine and received endless doting. It was unbreakable. Wait… didn’t Prince Jun, who wielded great power in the imperial court, say she was a a detestable individual?

As the saying goes, the concubine was good in the way of medicine.

However… <<less

"There are trees in the mountains and there are branches on the trees,... more>>

I adore you, oh! You do not know."

~From Song of the Yue Boatman

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Hundreds of rivers converge, the thousand-mile rise of Taishan’s bluffs, and a myriad of waves surge in the Eastern Sea.

All beneath the heavens, is the extent of the ruler’s land. All within the territory of a state, are each the ruler’s subjects.

Beacons light up all over the Divine Land, danger lurks in every corner of the State of Yong.

After reuniting with Geng Shu, Jiang Heng begins to put all his effort into assisting the ruler of Yong State’s plans, but he unexpectedly falls into perilous situations time and time again. Geng Shu, who always accompanied Jiang Heng by his side, is acutely aware that the various mishaps all appear to be closely related to Jiang Heng’s past—was Jiang Heng really his own blood-related younger brother?

These two extraordinary young men wander throughout the country from state to state, experiencing trials, however, the truth obtained uncovered a cruel and unexpected past that couldn’t be erased. The lingering heroic spirits each possess their own unfulfilled long-cherished wishes. With the great Divine Land finally unified, how would they confront their own choices of the future?

The seven stars of the Northern Sky bore witness to the end of a stormy period of history; until the ruins once again transform into the richly ornamented tall towers of a manor.

When the blazing city lights languidly flicker, those people and events worth engraving into memory, will forever be preserved within every stroke of ink in a painting of this vast expanse of rivers and mountains. <<less

At the new Emperor's ascension ceremony, the Young Prince of Lin'an died shielding His Majesty with his sword. Enraged, His Majesty ordered a thorough investigation into the case. However, the inquiry unexpectedly uncovered the Demon Gu Cult, notorious for its accumulated evil deeds, and even implicated the late Former Crown Prince in unsavory affairs from before his death, shocking the entire world.... more>>

The Demon Gu Cult had no demons, only ghosts, and its crimes were mostly related to matters of spirits and deities. His Majesty immediately issued widespread imperial edicts, recruiting extraordinary individuals from among the common folk to assist officials in investigating the cases.

Meanwhile, in Osmanthus Township, a thousand li from the capital city, the door of a ghost catcher, who had only recently risen to prominence, was being gently knocked upon by a eunuch who had arrived bearing a secret decree.

Lian Yinian had died twice, yet failed to stay dead.

The first time was a car accident, which unfortunately caused him to transmigrate. The second time occurred at the new Emperor's ascension ceremony; a sword from a remnant of the Former Crown Prince's faction, intended to assassinate His Majesty, went astray and pierced the heart of him, the court's sole remaining prince of a different surname.

He had thought he could finally close his eyes in peace, but who knew that with one blink, he would awaken alive in a brand new body.

This time, it even came with a complete set of spiritualist abilities: he could see ghosts, he could kill ghosts, and he was the last living heir of a ghost-catching lineage.

Lian Yinian only wanted to make a living with these abilities, but due to the Demon Gu Cult case, he found himself back in the Imperial Palace once more.

Inside the bedchamber, the Son of Heaven leaned before the couch, chin propped on his hand, eyes closed. Draped over his shoulders was an outer robe once worn by the Young Prince of Lin'an before his death. He asked him in a lazy tone:

"Sir, since you can communicate with the netherworld and perceive ghosts and spirits, can you bring the dead back to life?"

Lian Yinian: "..."

The main pairing is gong dominant. It features a pseudo-sorcerer and a true Son of Heaven. The gong, in his previous life, was a prince of a different surname and shares no blood relation with the emperor.

Throughout the story, only the gong possesses a golden finger (a special advantage or plot armor).

All place names and personal names in this story are fictional. Any resemblance to actual places or persons is coincidental and author-created. Please do not interpret them as real. <<less

Li Yunzhu is a well-known beauty within the elite circle, but she is also known for her arrogance and promiscuity, unable to tolerate even the smallest slight.... more>>

Cao Shao, a young Imperial Uncle, once dreamed of marrying her, but sadly his elders had a change of heart.

“Yunzhu, I have failed you with my incompetence,” Cao Shao confessed.

“Oh,” was all Li Yunzhu could muster. She didn’t have much affection for Cao Shao, but she couldn’t let it go.

It was at this time that Cao Xun, the Great Imperial Uncle, returned to Beijing. In his youth, he had once proclaimed, “A man can’t marry without securing a solid foundation.”

Now at thirty years old, Great Imperial Uncle Cao Xun had achieved great success and stood tall and mighty.

Li Yunzhu reluctantly agreed, “Fine, I’ll marry him.”

The female protagonist is indulged, while the male protagonist is scheming. Neither of them are flawless character.

There is a twelve-year age difference between them. <<less