The Deposed Empress Is Ordered to Marry a Powerful Minister, and the Emperor Regrets It

[Consort × Powerful Minister, a gentle but scheming imperial tutor as the male lead, married first, love later, the emperor’s road to regret]

Qin Luan is delicate, yet she stood by him through every storm, from the days when he was a powerless prince to his ascension to the throne.

Everyone thinks she had a keen eye for talent and envies her because she’s about to become empress.

But one imperial decree demotes her from wife to concubine and names another woman empress.

From his place above her in the hall, he says, “If you wish, I can grant you the title of Noble Consort.”

“If not, I can arrange a marriage for you with a promising young official.”

If a ruler has no love for her, then she’s done with him. She decisively chooses the second option and walks away without looking back, toward the radiant, noble official.

**

Wen Chiwei is the youngest imperial tutor of the dynasty. He was born with a handsome, refined face, but unfortunately, he’s all looks and no use.

People pity her, convinced she’ll spend the rest of her life in a marriage without intimacy.

Even the emperor thinks so. He deliberately humiliates her, hoping she’ll endure enough hardship to lower her head and become his Noble Consort.

But marrying him is like walking into a fox’s den. As sly as a fox, the imperial tutor sinks his teeth into the young woman he has admired for years and never lets go.

**

Years later, the emperor stands alone at the pinnacle of power, tormented by regret day after day.

He summons her to the palace and confesses his love. “Come back. This time, I’ll make you empress for sure.”

Qin Luan is unmoved.

The emperor tries to persuade her: “He’s impotent. He can’t make you a real woman...”

“???” Qin Luan points to her swollen belly. “How badly have you misunderstood him?”