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The Celestial Phoenix's Ascent

"Queens and concubines are merely pawns in a game of Court," the Crown Prince stared me down, chin high. I returned him a smile, though my cheeks were stiff and reluctant to accommodate my lips. "Then why would a mere woman like me be your only tool to turn the tide?" - As the daughter of General Yan of the great country of Yin Shang, Yan Qing's duty lies with the royal Pan clan, whose sole orders hold her and her family's lives. When Yan Qing turned 19, the Crown Prince of Yin Shang decreed for her to enter the Palace. There, she received her mission: Go undercover as a Palace servant in their nemesis' territory, Jin Tang. Alone and afraid, she must brave through a precarious task. Only by succeeding in seducing the future King of Jin Tang of the royal Li clan would she survive her predicament. But things get messy in a hurry when she enters Shen Li Gong, Palace of the 18th Prince of Jin Tang. He was the downtrodden Prince, target of everyone's ridicule. But Yan Qing recognised the power that exuded from him. Would she be able to weave her way past the Prince's eagle eyes? The fate of her country, and more importantly, her family, lies in her hands. **Warning: Quite the slow burn** Book cover credits (background image): Jingyi Lyu https://unsplash.com/photos/lgCjARMlnjg

Chaslin_Xines · ย้อนยุค
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Taking Over Qin Tu Cheng

Qin Tu became our new base.

The civilians were fed with our rations, both because they had been starving for a week and because we knew that the General-King would fall in a few days.

Emperor Lang nearly fell to the floor in shock when he realised that Father had been fighting for Tong Zhen and was in-charge of Qin Tu.

I hadn't realised how it might play out when Father met with Emperor Lang, since I was too caught up with the knowledge that Father was still alive.

To my surprise, Father bore no hatred, though he did seem very unimpressed with Lang bowed his head to him in greeting.

Zheng was holding my hand as the other Emperor filed into the inn room we were in.

Feng Mian and Da Ge stared wide-eyed at my father, their eyes darting upwards to see the mask that covered the scarred half of Father's face.

Zheng put a hand out to stop the men who didn't know of my identity from coming in, gesturing them away with a fierce look.