Author: Aine Autumn

陌上花開 Mo Shang Hua Kai Author: 黑白剑妖 Publisher:  —- Status in original country: Complete Reviewed by: DragonaireAbsolvare “When the Mo-flowers blossom, you shall return to my side…” The laid-back, leisurely, love story of an Emperor and the Assistant Minister of Rites. The kind of marvellous story that you don’t find, even in fairytales. It has no villain, no action, no plotline jumps, and no heroine. The Junior Minister of Rites loves to sleep, and he’ll do it just about anywhere. In the office, the courtroom, and even the Emperor’s study. That’s right, he’s the Emperor’s lover. How this came to be, you ask? Well, by an accident with the Emperor and a ‘not-so-bright’ assassin, Li Cong Qing was allowed to choose a department. He chose the most sluggish Ministry of Rites. He slept in morning court. And when his (adorable and amusing) nature attracted the Emperor, this lazy minister understood it would be easier for him to leave his body to the Emperor, than to trouble himself to death by protecting his chastity at all costs. Such a man! How does the poor Emperor expect this slothful man to bother returning his affections? Meanwhile, the world sings of their love, stories like the flower-fairy that descended to bless the Emperor with ‘her’ presence, and others slightly more explicit. (Ahem, ahem!) Will the flower-fairy return along with the Mo flowers? This story...