Also known as Her Majesty Is Collecting Handsome Men Again
[Comedy + Ensemble Cast + Not a Matriarchal World + Love of Country and Family, Along with Personal Growth]
Jiang Xiyue couldn't figure out why, as an empress, nobody truly liked her, and she kept getting cheated on by handsome men. Anyone who knew the truth would say she was being cuckolded, but anyone who didn't would think she was playing matchmaker for them!
It was so infuriating!
But she could be angry all she wanted. If someone cheated on her, she'd kick him out, never letting it eat away at her. After all, there were plenty of handsome men in the world. She could keep picking, and besides, the palaces in her home were empty anyway.
So, on one hand, she collected all kinds of handsome men, hoping for sweet romance. On the other, she studied how to handle government affairs, working with her ministers while engaging in a battle of wits!
At the same time, to better understand the lives of ordinary people, she set off on a discreet tour of the country with one empress, three imperial consorts, four husbands, and two men from outside the palace...
Along the way, they encountered bandits, took on bullies at the academy, battled unscrupulous merchants, cut mountain roads, and opened countless canals!
These experiences helped the empress grow, but also drew her into an assassination plot involving conspirators both inside and outside the palace...
Yet it was this very assassination attempt that gradually helped her understand that the love she had longed for had already, unbeknownst to anyone, fermented into a sweetness richer than fine wine...
It was a long-held secret love, hoping only for you to look back.
I initially thought it would be a clichéd and melodramatic novel, but it turned out to be a completely different story. I actually quite like the harem atmosphere; surprisingly, there's no vying for favor or engaging in palace intrigue. Everyone's just like brothers, hahaha…