【Cenário de perseguição pela esposa + amigos de infância + gravidez secreta + protagonista masculino gentil enlouquecendo por amor + leve intriga política em um mundo fictício + final feliz】 Wen Chan
Beijing.
The snow in the Eastern Palace lay three feet deep, and the bitter wind cut at Wen Changying’s cheeks like a blade.
She knelt before the study, snow caught on her feathery lashes, the brightness long gone from her eyes. They had sunk into a dead, hollow stillness.
Her youngest brother had gone to the frontier only three months ago, and now he had been framed on a string of grave charges.
Collusion with the enemy, betrayal of the realm, diversion of military supplies, abandoning the city and fleeing in secret...
Each accusation was supported by mountain-high evidence.
Wen Changying did not believe it.
But last night, Xie Genghe had issued three imperial decrees in succession, sealing her brother’s fate outright.
He ordered the Imperial Guards to seize the man and bring him to justice.
Ever since she heard the news at dawn, she had come to find Xie Genghe.
Yet after kneeling for seven hours, she had not seen him even once.
“Your Highness!”
Her maid, Magpie, came running up in a panic.
As she hurriedly held an umbrella over her, she also relayed the news she had managed to gather.
“This morning, the Crown Prince went with Lady Cheng to the Buddhist hall to copy sutras. He isn’t in the Eastern Palace...”
Before she could finish, Wen Changying pushed aside the half-open umbrella and rose at once.
Her knees ached, but the pain in them was nothing compared to the thorn piercing her heart.
Ever since the Wen family’s finest generals had perished in battle, the Empress D