Upang makalaya si Fate sa sumpa ng imortalidad na ipinataw sa kanya ng kasanaan, kinakailangan niyang paslangin ang diyos ng Karagatan na si Amanikable. Magawa kaya niyang paslangin ang dati niyang asawa? Magtagumpay kaya ang binabalak niya kung unti-unti nang tinitibag ng lalaki ang pader ng galit at pagkamuhing nakapaligid sa kanyang puso? The Wattys 2019 Winner/Fantasy Category Disclaimer: This is purely a work of fiction from the author's imagination. First draft: 02|12|21

Can you imagine being 15 and you thought you were just going on a class field trip and somehow you get transported into ancient Egypt and everyone keeps telling you that it's your job to save Egypt? I can't! But that's what happened to 15 year old Anippe. You wouldn't believe anippes new life!

She was sold to a richer family, and then substituted their daughter to be a palace servant candidate at 15. As news spread fast like the wind, she knows that a palace servant's life is not easy. She wishes for release as soon as she enters the palace. A chameleon she wants to be, to blend in with the surroundings, attracting no attention. However, fate decides otherwise. As everyday passes, she begins to witness, one by one, the scheming yet melancholic lives of people in the palace. She wants to leave such a place, only to find out later that she can never escape the tight grasp of cruel destiny. This girl, her name is Jade Yeva/Yè Ān Yù. --- •Sequel: Princess In The Palace (can be read as a standalone) •Full summary in summary chapter. •This is actually a Historical Chinese-based story, with names tweaked into English to suit English readers too. Name translation will be provided at the end of chapters. ***HIGHEST #5 in Historical Fiction.

The palace is a graveyard of dreams and hope. It slowly lures you in with its mesmerizing beauty, giving silky promises of power and wealth. But as soon as you take a step into the mirage, the doors snap shut. Then you realize... The high palace walls are nothing more than a cage of bones. The peaceful lotus pool is simply a resting place for thousands of lost souls. And laughter and smiles are a weapon to kill you before you can even mutter a single word. When lucky, a remain or two may find its way out - a fragmented jade or two bloody teeth, a remembrance that this indeed was history. From her birth, she was chained by the invisible strings of fate. What was the palace but another prison? Her bargain was her freedom, and his bet was the future of the empire. He favored the land over her, so she chose herself over him. But when she finally had the chance to escape, she found that she couldn't. For her hands were spotted with crimson blood.