The Empress’s Greatest Acting Moments

[Historical rebirth + household and palace intrigue + sweet romance + age gap, fast-paced, the leads kiss by 50,000 words and marry by 100,000]

Xu Mingzhu was the brightest jewel in the capital. When Li Jue's position as Crown Prince was in jeopardy, she resolutely married him.

After their wedding, Li Jue treated her differently than before, and she simply assumed he was exhausted from court affairs.

She thought they still had a long life ahead of them, so she pleaded with her father and brothers to help him secure his position.

It wasn't until Li Jue ascended the throne and a storybook began circulating through the streets and alleys, claiming that the emperor and the Grand Astrologer's daughter were in love, that she realized she was merely the spoiled, domineering villainess who stood between two lovers in the tale.

It turned out she hadn't even been granted an investiture ceremony. She simply wasn't worthy of one.

To make room for the woman he loved, she was deposed and sent to a Taoist temple to spend out her remaining years. Her family was also dispatched to guard the frontier and forbidden to return to the capital without a summons.

Only then did Xu Mingzhu come to her senses. Done with groveling, she ended the life of the emperor who had come to the temple to see her one last time, driving a hairpin into him.

When the events of her dream all come true, she will make those who betrayed her in it pay dearly, especially the petty wretch who kicked the Duke of Zhenguo's family when they were down.

Li Xuanyou, ruler of the Great Yin Dynasty, happened to meet a spoiled young lady one day.

As they spent more time together, his interest in Xu Mingzhu grew into love.

So he married her and brought her into the palace, giving her the very best of everything.

From then on, his handsome, inscrutable face was always lit with a smile. Thank goodness he had ignored their age gap of more than ten years and married her. Otherwise, wouldn't he have been lonely for the rest of his life?

(PS: The author has never been in love, so some parts may not be realistic. Please be understanding.)