You Were Sent as a Hostage, So Why Did You Marry the Female Emperor?

When the Empress ascends the throne, she moves to strip the feudal lords of their power. Lu Xingchen, son of the Great Dream Dynasty's only prince with a different surname, is held hostage in Chang'an.

Empress: "My greatest regret is making Lu Xingchen a hostage. I failed to strip the feudal lords of their power, and ended up losing myself to him, too."

Empress Dowager: "Lu Xingchen is a beast in fine clothes. He even dares to bully me!"

Grand Empress Dowager: "I hate Lu Xingchen!!!"

At poetry gatherings, a few poems make him famous throughout the land, and great scholars from every faction hail him as the greatest talent of the age.

At martial gatherings, he hits a target from a hundred paces and slays a grandmaster with his sword, earning him acclaim from every martial sect as the strongest of the age.

At court, with the nation's fortunes in decline, he devises a plan to strengthen the country, and civil and military officials alike hail him as the wisest of the age.

On the battlefield, he commands with confidence and wins against overwhelming odds, earning acclaim from generals of every rank as the greatest commander of the age.

Lu Qingshan, Prince Who Guards the Nation: "Son, I had you held hostage so you could hide your talents, not so you could sacrifice yourself for the country!"

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.