Impure Intentions

When Yan Yunhe returned to the capital, rumors were everywhere: Yu Qin was now the Empress Dowager’s favored confidant, often delivering imperial edicts late into the night, completely unbothered by gossip and slander.

If he were the Empress Dowager, he would surely have built a gilded cage himself, keeping this remarkable man locked inside—cherishing, admiring, and doing whatever he pleased with such a beauty.

He and I are like fire and water; I know his intentions were never pure toward me.

 

• Ancient alternate history (drawing inspiration from various dynasties, no strict historical accuracy required)
  
  
• A sickly, ruthless, stunningly beautiful gong × a handsome general shou
  
  
• Yu Qin x Yan Yunhe
  
  
• Powerful, equally matched protagonists