[Palace Intrigue + Sweet Romance + Favored Early On + Doted on Exclusively Later + Alternate History + Not Both Chaste (Don't Read If You Mind!!!)]
[Beautiful, Sweetly Obedient Favored Consort VS Devoted, Fatherly Emperor]
[The heroine is the most beautiful woman in the harem; the hero knows his own heart and falls first]
The Great Yong Dynasty.
Emperor Jiahe ascended the throne and ordered a selection of women to fill the imperial harem.
Thanks to her outstanding beauty, Ruan Zhiyi stood out among the other candidates.
After she entered the palace, all the other ladies paled in comparison, and the emperor, cold on the outside but warm within, doted only on her.
She was the daughter of a low-ranking eighth-grade official. At first, she only wanted to enter the palace to secure a promising future for her father and let her younger brother attend an academy.
After entering the palace, she knew better than to fall for the emperor. She only wanted to protect herself and her family, and figured having a child to rely on would be enough.
So when the emperor confessed his affection and showered her with love, she acted moved on the outside, while remaining completely unmoved within.
But later, she rose from the lowest rank of Answering Response to become the most favored Noble Consort in the harem, and finally took the throne as empress.
The journey was not difficult for her, because the emperor behind her had never let her suffer the slightest grievance...
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Jun Jingchen was a good emperor who never lusted after beauty, but during the selection held after his accession, he fell for one beautiful candidate.
At first, Jun Jingchen was drawn only to her beauty. Later, he discovered that she was not only beautiful, but also sweet, charming, and brilliant.
But then he realized she had entered the palace only for her family, and had been acting in front of him all along.
Even after learning that Ruan Zhiyi was putting on an act, Jun Jingchen was still willing to let her use him.
(A little sweet romance. Hope you enjoy it.)
[No Transmigration, No Transmigrate Into a Book, No Golden Finger]
