The new emperor ascended the throne after murdering his father and elder brother. With all the world's power in his hands and every soldier under his command, he had everyone in court who defied him slaughtered. The stench of blood lingered in the solemn palace.
In an instant, a new dynasty began, and everyone in the former court and palace lived in fear.
After usurping the throne, the new emperor's first order of business was to bathe and change as quickly as possible, then go see the darling he had longed for day and night.
The sun shone brightly on the day of his coronation. The new emperor named his empress, and all under Heaven heard the news.
The empress's investiture ceremony was a hundred times grander than the rites laid down by the ancestors. The emperor personally welcomed his bride, then lifted the person he treasured most into his arms and carried him up 999 steps, where they gazed together upon the flourishing realm.
A later history book recorded: Emperor Heng was violent and murderous by nature, yet cherished his empress above all. In just three years after ascending the throne, he brought the surrounding kingdoms to their knees.
The ministers in court knelt for two days, submitting death petitions to no avail. But a single tear from the empress easily won what they could not.
When his empress jokingly said she wanted the moon, Emperor Heng really did pluck down the radiant moon and give it to his darling.
Xuan Yuan Heng: “Li'er, you are the moon in the heavens. Only with you have I tasted all the beauty this world has to offer. From this day on, I, Xuan Yuan Heng, will take the name Xuan Yuan Che.”
Jiang Li: “Brother A-Heng, I love you.”
Both are devoted only to each other; long-laid plans, exclusive devotion, and sweetness.
Six-year age gap.
You don't need to stand on tiptoe. The person who loves you will naturally bend down for you.
