In an alternate history where Queen Mary I of England bore a daughter, Queen Catherine I Tudor, the young monarch is raised in the French court under the watchful eye of King Henry II and Queen Catherine dé Medici. Betrothed to Francis, Dauphin of France, Catherine is a ruler in her own right, she was seen as cold, calculating, and unyielding.
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But as the wedding draws near, tensions rise. Francis, torn between duty and desire, seeks to unravel the enigma that is his future queen, testing the boundaries of her carefully guarded heart.
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Amidst courtly intrigue, political alliances, and hidden passions, Catherine must navigate a world where love is weakness and power is everything. But when a stolen kiss threatens to shatter her control, she is forced to ask herself-can a queen afford to love, or will it cost her everything?
Note: This is a translated novel by me.
Title: 贵妃她千娇百媚
Ye Yun was supposed to be the prince's concubine, but due to the sudden death of the late emperor, her entry into the palace was delayed for over a year. She entered the palace with the new batch of maidens but was only given the rank of a sixth-class concubine, a Wanrong. The deep walls of the palace are cold and unforgiving-how can one survive without favor?
Although the proud young emperor is hard to deal with, she must win him over! She is determined to live freely and happily in this deep palace, with her head held high!