[Historical romance in a fictional setting / palace and household intrigue / remarries the emperor / both leads have had previous partners / one-on-one romance in the later story / heroine 21, hero 37]
[The emperor takes his minister’s wife / a scheming beauty who plans every step x a hero who sees through her schemes and indulges her anyway]
“Empress Zhaocheng, née Xu, the legitimate daughter of the Marshal of Sizhou, was peerlessly beautiful, virtuous, and gentle. She won the favor of the emperor, was first made Imperial Noble Consort, and soon after was elevated to Empress.”
That is how the history books describe her.
Xu Wanyi: Lies. I was born to a concubine, and I’m not virtuous either.
From a discarded marquis’s wife to empress, she is ruthless and jealous, yet sits securely on the throne.
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For the sake of power, Xu Wanyi betrayed her childhood sweetheart, took her legitimate younger sister’s marriage in her place, and entered the marquis’s household as his second wife.
Above her was an old madam who criticized her at every turn. Below her were the two children left behind by the first wife. Her husband in name alone didn’t care for her.
Still, it was the best choice she had. In her third year in the household, she finally earned their acceptance.
She thought she could smoothly go from being a wife to becoming the household’s matriarch.
Then her former lover rose swiftly through the ranks, and her husband tried to curry favor with him by offering her up.
“When you left me back then, did you ever think you’d end up back in my bed one day?”
She wasn’t some exquisite gift. She would keep her fate in her own hands, from beginning to end.
So she deliberately seduced the emperor, first becoming Imperial Noble Consort, then Empress.
Beneath the vermilion steps and jade palace stairs, her childhood sweetheart and former husband bow before her.
“Long live Your Majesty.”
It looks good. This is the real second marriage. The heroine saw it clearly. The emperor also made the old house on fire and made her a noble concubine. The two of them were together directly. It was so cool.
The writing is quite fluent, the plot is very reasonable, and the characters are very distinct. The only drawback is that the status is a bit confusing. For example, the aunt can scold the old lady, and the children of the poor can scold the legitimate daughter of the marquis, which is not very logical.
I hope all my ex-husband will be happy [sending my heart]
Rare and good book [sending my heart][sending my heart]
Nice! Discover the treasure!
It's so beautiful, the character descriptions are super detailed, I can't get enough of it, the writing is great, the heroine's setting is exciting, I look forward to leaving the scumbag's beautiful and powerful setting in the future.
I like this kind of cool writing. It's so cool. The male protagonist always prefers the female protagonist. Hehehe
I like the heroine's character and behavior so much. I enjoyed watching it. I highly recommend it.
Nice! So pretty
Good-looking, good-looking, good-looking