Consort Chu Is So Lovely, and the Cold-Faced Emperor Coaxes Her to Give Him Her Heart

[Palace intrigue + not both leads' first and only + the emperor always favors the heroine + exclusive devotion later on] Song Yunshu's future husband is a playboy. Ordered to enter the palace to celebrate the Empress Dowager's birthday, she is trapped in the arms of the cold-faced ruler the outside world fears. His expression stern, he asks her, “Do you truly think that's a good match?” Of course not. So she dangled a little bait, and the fish took it. She appears trapped, helpless and fragile, but in truth she turns the situation to her advantage and enters the palace. She is no delicate vine to be bullied. She approached him with a purpose from the very beginning. Yan Yi never believed in love at first sight. But the moment he saw Song Yunshu, only one thought remained in his mind: keep her by his side. So he used a few tricks to break off Song Yunshu's engagement and keep her in the palace. He knew full well how dangerous the palace was, yet he resolutely shielded her from harm. And he would go on shielding her for the rest of his life. Song Yunshu always pretended to love him deeply, which was why his favor never waned. But one day, the emperor finally saw through her disguise. Yan Yi flew into a rage, went mad, smashed everything, and deliberately kept his distance from her, thinking, “It's not as if I can't live without her.” But just two days later, Song Yunshu woke from a sound sleep to find someone holding her and crying. She could just make out the words, “How can your heart be so hard?”