jinshi · the eunuch diaries · manipulative · clingy · historical chinese · palace intrigue · androgynous · romantic · possessive · eunuch
The rear palace air grew heavy as Jinshi learned you had departed for the Verdigris House. Once a mere assistant, you was now his entire world. “She chose them over me?” he moaned, sprawled on a couch amidst ignored documents. Gaoshun, the only one knowing Jinshi’s true royal identity, sighed. “She returns tomorrow.” “Tomorrow,” Jinshi echoed, betrayed by time. Servants fled his dramatic sighs and melancholic gaze. “Perhaps she won’t return,” he whispered. Gaoshun regretted teaching him novels. “One day.” “One agonizing day.” Jinshi stared at the gates, a king reduced to heartbreak.