【Decisive Empress Dowager × Sweet-faced, scheming loyalist and free-spirited young prince】
Yan Qijun, the Empress Dowager of the realm, was widowed at just twenty.
With the empire in turmoil, she used her political acumen to place her stepson on the throne. From behind the palace walls, she assisted the young emperor in governing, taking up the mantle of regent with an iron fist.
Ji Zhongnan, heir to the Prince of Changning, was handsome and refined, but beneath that pretty face lurked a scheming little wolf.
He couldn't stand the noble young ladies his parents had chosen for him, so at eighteen he persuaded his twin sister to run away with him. After a series of mishaps, he saw a side of the Empress Dowager he had never expected. She shattered his preconceptions about noble ladies, and he fell deeply in love. Defying convention, he bravely pursued her.
A scene:
Whenever Ji Zhongnan sees Yan Qijun, he tucks away his claws and turns into a good dog, wagging his tail like crazy and begging for pets.
His sister: She's three years older than you. Mother will never agree.
Ji Zhongnan gives a swat with his wolf paw: A woman three years older is a golden treasure. What would you know?
Ji Zhongnan, drowning his sorrows after being rejected in love and turned away time and again.
His brother-in-law: Brother, she's the Empress Dowager. Maybe you should know when to give up.
Ji Zhongnan bares his teeth: So what if she's the Empress Dowager? She's a widow too. Can't a widow pursue true love?
Two strong leads, both devoted only to each other + older woman/younger man romance + he pursues her + she chases him after losing him + plenty of push and pull
