[Clear-headed, composed female general vs. a playful, mischievous young emperor]
[Traditional historical romance + sweet doting love + both leads are each other's first + emperor and empress + he pursues her after hurting her + reconciliation + period setting]
Yan Runing, daughter of the Grand Marshal and General-in-Chief, and Yu Jianchen, Crown Prince of Chu, grew up together.
Unfortunately, he had no feelings for her, and she had none for him.
They disliked each other and could hardly stand the sight of one another.
Who could have guessed that a political marriage would bind them together?
She became Chu's chosen Crown Princess.
After the late emperor's death, the Crown Prince ascended the throne, but the Empress Dowager held the reins of state.
To wrest power from his mother, the new emperor undermined Runing both openly and behind the scenes.
Unwilling to follow his mother's gracious decree to make her empress, he wanted to demote her from wife to concubine.
For the sake of her family, she engaged in a series of battles of wits with the newly enthroned emperor.
Later, she realized things weren't quite what they seemed. Other empresses managed the harem and dealt with concubines vying for favor.
But this empress had to cover for the emperor and clean up his messes outside the palace.
“Your Majesty, the emperor has left the palace again.”
“Your Majesty, the emperor has gone missing again.”
“The emperor has been detained outside the palace. Your Majesty, please go rescue him.”
Runing sighed. She'd never seen an emperor as lazy as him. He was truly without precedent, and unlikely to have a successor.
In the end, the arrogant emperor held out the imperial seal and begged, “Can't we just stay married and make do? After all, I love the empress.”
A sequel to The Tale of Yunxi of the Imperial Harem
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