The top scholar who placed first in all three imperial exams × the leader of Mingyue Stronghold
[Love at first sight + straight into marriage + mutual devotion + ridiculously clingy]
[An imagined dynasty + original worldbuilding]
The top scholar refuses to marry the princess, so the emperor angrily appoints him to a minor post and sends him to Mingyue Stronghold to negotiate their surrender. The leader of the stronghold takes an interest in him.
Mingyue: “How about coming up the mountain and becoming my husband?”
Gu Nan: “There's an offer like that?”
After the wedding, the two are inseparable, doting on each other as they eat, drink, and have fun, all while expanding their power. They hadn't planned on making a move on the capital, but the emperor went and offended them both, so they head to the capital to stir up the muddy waters of court politics!
But who would have guessed that, as they stirred things up, their original goal would change?
In outsiders' eyes, Mingyue and Gu Nan are outrageous rebels: they overthrow the ruling dynasty, economically dominate a neighboring nation, unite the world, and install their son Gu Mobai on the throne, all because the couple can't be bothered to rule.
But they never care what other people think. When they have the strength and opportunity, they do whatever they please. If they don't have the means, they create them. All that matters is being happy!
(This story will undergo major revisions. Dear readers, please consider waiting until it's complete before reading. My apologies to those who've already started.)
It's very beautiful, it's love at first sight. Both parties love each other [blowing kisses] This is happiness 😄