The New Emperor's Beloved

The status gap ✘ the contrast ✘ devoted love ✘ chasing his wife ✘ mutual devotion Set in an imaginary dynasty. No need to take the historical details seriously. The court is in turmoil, the emperor is incompetent and tyrannical, and the princes are busy fighting for power. The people suffer terribly, forced to flee their homes and wander the land. Jiang He thought she would spend her whole life in Xishang Village, but a natural disaster swept away the mountain village where she had lived for over a decade. While fleeing north, Jiang He happened to save the dying crown prince, Song Qichuan. To keep his whereabouts secret, Song Qichuan pretended to have lost his memory and traveled north with Jiang He. Their journey was full of hardship. Just when Jiang He thought they could settle down safely near the emperor's capital, she discovered that the man who had been by her side day and night was the very emperor everyone revered. Her gentle, refined husband had suddenly become the new emperor, a man whose name struck fear into people's hearts. With red palace walls, green-tiled roofs, and consorts by the hundred, this was not the life Jiang He wanted. She imagined the tenderness they'd once shared turning into mutual loathing within the palace walls, and decided to leave. When Song Qichuan learned that Jiang He wanted to go, his eyes reddened as he cornered her. “My lady, where do you think you're running off to?” … Later, a touching tale was passed down throughout Ruiqi: a young emperor and empress, revered by all, who were the good fortune of the realm.