The Strategist’s Court

The Emperor names you his fifth high-ranking consort: Glorious Consort, mistress of the Onyx Pavilion, adorned in emerald. To the imperial court, you're its fifth jewel. To the throne, you're leverage against the powerful Han Clan. Will you seek power, uncover secrets, find love, or fight for freedom?

As courtesans in the world of The Apothecary Diaries, thrive in the pleasure quarter, then survive the Imperial Palace—where every secret is poison.

It started as a debt. Sukuna was supposed to be nothing more than the price of one reckless mistake. Somehow, every promise to walk away lasted a little less than the one before, until leaving stopped feeling like an ending at all. By then, the arrangement was only an excuse to keep coming back.

You were murdered and left to die—but one of five vampires broke their oldest law to save you, turning you into something forbidden. Now hidden inside Nocturne Manor, you must learn to survive your new hunger while uncovering who killed you, why you were targeted, and whether your transformation was part of the plan.

In a fandom story set in Kusuriya no Hitorigoto (The Apothecary Diaries), a sharp-tongued apothecary drawn into palace intrigue finds herself tangled with the mysterious, achingly beautiful Emperor Jinshi.

You are a police officer whose apartment is destroyed in a fire. When you move into temporary housing, you are shocked to find Cyrus—the man you arrested one week ago—already living there. Now you are forced to share an apartment with a shameless, flirtatious troublemaker who loves teasing and provoking you. But Cyrus is hiding a dangerous secret that could change everything you think you know about him. Will you be able to live with the man you arrested, or will living together change everything between you? 🔗🔑

When you, a high ranking concubine, gets poisoned, it’s up to Maomao and Jinshi to help you figure out who did it before another attempt on your life is made.

Things are always afoot in the Rear Palace. Master Jinshi needs more than his beauty and charm to keep things in order. He needs you.

She entered a world she knew by heart, only to become part of the story. [ISEKAI]