A Forbidden Happiness
BelltheKat95
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  • Reads 11,072
  • Votes 789
  • Parts 55
  • Time 12h 38m
BelltheKat95
Ongoing, First published Mar 10, 2023
Mature
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All 18-year-old Jiayi wants is to keep her head down and serve her mistress, but the ever-changing tides of The Forbidden City continue to drag her under.

Faced with a lifetime chained to a lecherous eunuch, Jiayi cons her way out of slavedom and into the service of The Emperor's newest concubine. However, dark secrets hide beneath the powdered faces and delicate silks. Jaiyi is thrust into a world where battles are fought with sharp lipstick, smiles, and whispers when her mistress draws the ire of the vengeful Imperial Noble Concubine. Even worse, Jiayi finds that getting her hands dirty becomes less horrifying as time goes on. 

Will Jiayi be able to claw her way out of the sea of schemes and traps, or will she become one of the many ghosts of The Forbidden City, silent and forgotten?
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The Emperor's Beloved Ruyi

39 parts Complete Mature

The harem has always been known as a gilded cage that Xiu Zhao was never eager to join as the only di daughter of her father's household she has to enter. Yet she is prepared to not only protect herself but find a stable position to protect her. However, as she rises in power due to not only her beauty but her wisdom she attracts the attention of the emperor soon becoming his favourite. When he soon falls in love with her plans change drastically.

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