The Black Lotus Marries Up, and the Entire Capital Is in an Uproar!

[The Emperor Takes His Subject’s Wife + Reunion After Years Apart + 1v1 + Both Pure + Equally Matched]

Everyone says the current emperor is a mighty and talented ruler.

But back when he was still the Fifth Prince, Emperor Chengjing was not favored by the late emperor.

A prince newly arrived at court, isolated and without support, and a young woman newly arrived in the capital, eager to make something of herself, hit it off at once.

The two young people supported each other every step of the way and worked together seamlessly.

But once he ascended the throne, the young woman resolutely resigned from office and left the capital. Three years later, when his elder brother, who had always been content with little, sought to marry a woman as a reward for his military service, Emperor Chengjing saw the name on the petition and nearly flipped the table before setting off to the frontier himself to drag her back.

As a wise ruler, Emperor Chengjing knew that coveting his sister-in-law went against all moral principles. Watching them dote on each other and live in perfect harmony, he grew more and more gloomy.

He thought he would spend the rest of his life this way, but on the eve of the wedding, he learned that his elder brother planned to rebel. Emperor Chengjing thought his chance to steal his brother’s wife had finally come...