I’m also interested to see more of both of the lady emperors introduced so far (enemies-to-lovers sideplot? Probably not but a girl can dream). Ning Yuan has form for multiple f/f couples — I've read four novels by her so far and each has at least one secondary f/f couple. So I'm hopeful for at least one more couple!
I rarely recommend books to people unless specifically asked, but I would strongly recommend Ning Yuan's The Creator's Grace to you. The love interest in that book, Ran Jin, has similar vibes to Bian Jin — she's strong, she suffers a lot (more mentally/emotionally, but also quite a lot physically), she's deeply in love with the protagonist but must repress it for Reasons. It also has transhumanist themes, and an exploration of, well, not quite weapon/human, but object-created-for-use/human.
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Ning Yuan has form for multiple f/f couples — I've read four novels by her so far and each has at least one secondary f/f couple. So I'm hopeful for at least one more couple!
I rarely recommend books to people unless specifically asked, but I would strongly recommend Ning Yuan's The Creator's Grace to you. The love interest in that book, Ran Jin, has similar vibes to Bian Jin — she's strong, she suffers a lot (more mentally/emotionally, but also quite a lot physically), she's deeply in love with the protagonist but must repress it for Reasons. It also has transhumanist themes, and an exploration of, well, not quite weapon/human, but object-created-for-use/human.