[A quick-witted heroine who can grow vegetables and cook] VS [A proud, cold-faced hero with a warm heart]
Harem novel + not a virginal couple
The heroine, Xie Ruzhen, is a corporate wage slave from the 21st century. One day, she transmigrates to the Song Dynasty and becomes an imperial consort.
The hero is the emperor of the Song Dynasty. When foreign enemies invade, he refuses to send his own sister away to marry one of them in exchange for peace!
Song Shuzhou says, “The emperor guards the gates of the realm; a gentleman dies for his country!”
Xie Ruzhen didn't like Song Shuzhou at first, but as she gets to know him better, she discovers that he, too, is a genuinely sincere person!
She understands the emperor's commanding presence in court, his schemes for keeping the many women of the imperial harem in line, and his deep affection for his mother and sister!
