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They Sent You to the Palace as a Spy, Not to Seduce the Empress

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Shen Qing, a covert agent from an enemy state, is ordered to assassinate the ruthless Empress Jiang Wan. But his first mission goes awry when he catches her in the imperial garden—kneeling to feed a stray cat, wiping mud from its paws with her sleeve, her eyes crinkling into crescents. The sword in his hand freezes mid-air; he can’t bring himself to strike. From then on, he creates chance encounters: watching stars with her, taking a poisoned arrow for her, even staying up all night boiling medicine when she’s sick. He forgets he’s here to kill her. Yet Jiang Wan has known his identity all along. She watches his hidden poison needle, his shaking shoulders when he shields her, and bets that this assassin will fall in love first. But when enemy troops surround the palace, and Shen Qing’s sword presses against her neck, she smiles and says, “I knew all along.” Is their love a lie, or a gamble?

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