The Stars That Cannot Speak

Rules for surviving the Celestial Court:
1. Keep your head low.
2. Make your posture clumsy.
3. Let your answers seem dull.
4. Never, under any circumstance, attract the attention of the Imperial Astrologer.
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Chao Xing loved the harsh simplicity of her mountain valley. She knew every winding trail, every medicinal herb, and every stiff movement of the grandparents she worked four jobs to protect. She was ready to stay there forever.

Instead, she was sent to Changyuan—a monster of stone, iron, and thousands of strangers.

Disguised as a common servant in the luxurious yet toxic Western Concubine Pavilions, Chao Xing has to hide her natural strength under the gray robes of a quiet maid. Together with a disciplined warrior girl and a gentle, book-loving prince, she forms a secret alliance to navigate a world where a single mistake means death.

But the palace is a gilded cage built on centuries of bloodshed and forgotten history. When an ancient, forbidden magic stirs within her veins, Chao Xing accidentally disrupts the perfect, calculated board of Master Shen Xuan—the dangerous, white-haired astrologer who controls the fate of millions behind his silk blindfold.

He doesn't know her secret yet. He thinks she is just a clumsy rat. But as their silent, psychological battle begins, the morning star is finally waking up in the dark.
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Genre: Epic Fantasy / Slow Burn / Enemies to Lovers / Hidden Power

An independent fantasy novel by Jerixa.