When the Delicate Empress Cries and Throws a Tantrum, the Tyrant Holds Her All Night to Soothe Her

[A timid, sweet little palace maid & an arrogant, faux-tea tyrant] Everyone in the Yu Kingdom knows that its newly enthroned ruler is cruel by nature, a bloodthirsty tyrant like a demon. Reborn into a new life, Xia Tan ends up as the tyrant's palace maid. Unable to read people, she offends him at their first meeting and gets a few strokes of the rod for it. The tyrant crushes her dream of living a lazy life, so Xia Tan vows revenge. Then she unexpectedly discovers she can hear his thoughts. She takes advantage of this to spread tales of his cruelty everywhere, hoping to leave him with a reputation that will stink for ten thousand years. But the tyrant remains unmoved. Unwilling to give up, Xia Tan boldly tries to seduce him. He pins her beneath him and smiles wickedly. “Come, I'll teach you how to seduce me.” Later, rumors begin circulating through the palace: “Some palace maid is desperately pursuing His Majesty, but getting nowhere.” “Some palace maid was casting flirtatious glances at His Majesty today, exchanging meaningful looks.” “Some palace maid had the nerve to lay hands on His Majesty and take liberties with him…” After Xia Tan rises to power, the rumors are quickly debunked: “You've got it wrong. His Majesty is the one pursuing the Empress.” “Unbelievable! His Majesty is the one seducing the Empress.” “The truth is out: His Majesty staged the whole thing himself.”