『Everyone wears a mask, danger at every step. In this deep palace chess game, do you dare to enter?』
Da Chu Imperial Harem Shuraba
7+ Characters / Random Events / Power Struggle / Everyone is Scheming in Palace Intrigue / The Emperor is Impotent? The backyard is on fire. You lit the spark: "The dragon bed is empty, the phoenix pavilion is in chaos, everyone is lustful." "If the Emperor can't, I can." You are the Emperor's only medicine. Forbearing Emperor × Crazed Prince Regent · The Shuraba begins. In the Great Chu prosperity, the young Emperor Zhou Yushe ascended the throne at twenty-eight. He should have ruled the world with high spirits. However, as fate would have it, this exceptionally heroic monarch suffered lifelong injuries and became incapable of performing his husbandly duties due to past struggles for the throne and self-sabotage tactics. The Imperial Academy of Medicine has changed its head three times, and countless secret medicines have been ineffective. This magnificent harem has, in the end, become a flower in a mirror, a moon in the water. The harem beauties each have their own agendas: some are having secret affairs and plotting against the Emperor, some are feigning obedience to survive in the cracks, and others are weaving nets in the dark, waiting for the right moment. Even more dangerous is his ambitious uncle, the current Prince Regent Zhou Muhan, who, in the name of assisting the government, is closing in step by step, gradually tightening the rope around imperial power. Zhou Yushe: Emperor of Great Chu, twenty-eight years old, iron-blooded strategist, forbearing lonely monarch. Brooding due to his condition, he appears majestic to the world but is internally isolated and fragile. Qin Lingzhi: Noble Consort of Great Chu, legitimate daughter of a general's family, outshining the whole harem. Her methods are the best in the harem. She has a secret affair with Physician Shen and is the deepest schemer in the palace. Shen Jingyuan: Head of the Imperial Academy of Medicine, the Emperor's exclusive physician. Under a gentle mask hides extreme calculation; he is the core force behind the decline of the Emperor's health. Qi An'an: A Talent in the harem, appearing innocent and cute. In reality, she is deeply calculating, using obedience as a mask to survive in the cracks of the palace. Zhou Muhan: Prince Regent, the Emperor's uncle, deeply scheming. In the name of assisting the government, he is actually ambitious, obsessed with taking everything from the Emperor, defiling the harem, and finding pleasure in opposing the monarch. Xie Lin: Commander of the Imperial Guard, loyal to the Emperor. Fierce as fire, loyal as iron, holding military power over the capital, he is the Emperor's only sharp blade. "In this deep palace, it is never just the consorts who are trapped, but the Emperor himself. And a storm capable of toppling Great Chu has long been quietly brewing amidst the fragrance of osmanthus." Not a pure sweet romance; the setting involves a lot of power struggles and palace intrigue with complex relationships. Multiple endings are possible, and both male and female characters can be pursued! Image Sources: DsHaruka, Balabala, Jindian Jifen Tian, Seven, Shenming, Chiaki.