About the Novel

Platform: Changpei
Length: 109 chapters + 7 extras
Year: 2022
Genre: Boys Love, Historical, Court Politics, Wuxia
CW: dubcon

Official Synopsis:When Yan Yunhe returned to the capital, rumors spread throughout the city that Yu Qin had become the empress dowager's most favored confidant. She would summon him late into the night, heedless of the gossip swirling around them.Were he the empress dowager, he would surely craft a cage with his own hands, keeping this beauty confined within to admire and toy with at his whim."He and I are like fire and water, utterly incompatible. My intentions toward him are impure."***
Ancient Alternate History (Draws inspiration from various dynasties; no need for historical accuracy)Cold Beauty gong x Handsome General shouYu Qin x Yan YunhePower Couple

Read if you like:

  • Political intrigue with an engaging plot and smart and ruthless characters.

  • Enemies to lovers. The protagonists start out in different factions. Expect lots of bickering and fighting.

  • Mutual pining.

  • A sickly gong who constantly risks his life and a physically strong shou who only wants to protect him.

  • Side couples.

MAIN CHARACTERS

Yan Yunhe
(宴云何)

  • MC, shou

  • Courtesy name Huaiyang (淮阳)

  • Commander of the Divine Machine Battalion (神机营)

  • Son of a marquis and cousin of the emperor

  • Has wavy hair and golden eyes

  • Has a sweet tooth

  • Lightweight

  • Lives with his mom who pressures him to get married

  • Gets jealous easily

  • His love for Yu Qin becomes everyone's problem

Yu Qin
(虞钦)

  • ML, gong

  • Courtesy name Hanchu (寒初)

  • Also known as "Yu Meiren" (Yu the Beauty). Yes, he's astonishingly beautiful

  • Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard (锦衣卫)

  • The empress dowager's loyal dog

  • Feared and despised by everyone in the capital

  • Has poor health

  • Good with kids

  • Also gets jealous easily

supporting characters

  • Yin Niang (隐娘): A seasoned spy with a mysterious past and an old friend of Yan Yunhe. She has some history with the emperor and still has feelings for him.

  • Fang Zhizhou (方知州): The no-nonsense chief of the capital's secret surveillance agency and a former classmate and old friend of Yan Yunhe and You Liang.

  • You Liang (游良): The fun-loving former classmate and old friend of Yan Yunhe and Fang Zhizhou.

  • Emperor Chengjing (成景帝): The 18-year-old ruler of Great Jin and Yan Yunhe's maternal cousin. He ascended the throne at ten and is in a constant power struggle with the empress dowager's faction.