Scheming Beauty of an Empress and a Purely Black-Bellied Emperor Who Pretends to Be Harmless; Both Are Each Other's Only One; Three-Year Age Gap
Quan Weixi's grandfather was a venerable official who had served three reigns, her father was the prime minister, and her mother was the eldest legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Dingbei. As the foremost noble young lady in the capital of Yuan, she had known since childhood that there was one thing for certain: unless she chose to refuse, the future Empress of Yuan would be her and no one else.
But why would she refuse? Wasn't it wonderful to stand at the pinnacle of power? To be The Outcast, second only to one person... She could be above all others! So she absolutely had to become Empress!
In her previous life, three years after Yuan Mou ascended the throne, an imperial decree appointed the legitimate daughter of the Quan family, Quan Weixi, as Empress. It was less because the Quan family was powerful than because her sharp, scheming ambition had caught his interest. So he made her his little Empress, granting her honor and authority over the harem. Then, to indulge his own wicked amusement, he selected legitimate daughters from the great clans to be his consorts, taking pleasure each day in watching his Empress manage the harem's endless affairs.
But gradually, for some reason, he began to regret it. The Empress handled everything perfectly, remaining dignified and generous as she advised him to share his favor among the women of the harem, always gentle and proper. Day after day, year after year, their children were born and grew up. Later, he never wanted to visit the other consorts' palaces again. He only wanted to stay in the Empress's Fengyi Palace, but the Empress was unwilling.
It turned out that he had fallen in love with the Empress, while the Empress had never fallen in love with him...
At the very end of his life, he narrowed his eyes and thought with a bitter smile: If only he could start over. He would pretend much better. As long as she was in the harem, that would be enough...
The male protagonist is reborn. From his perspective, the female protagonist wants power and is ambitious, so he has been helping the female protagonist win over the Quan family and fulfill her wish from the beginning. The heroine wanted her younger brother to inherit the Quan family, so he helped her overtly and covertly, sending his younger brother to fight, give seals, and establish authority. The first part is basically Machiavellian, clearing the way. But starting from more than 80 chapters, the male protagonist began to gain a sense of presence, and slowly allowed the female protagonist to accept him and express his feelings. Finally, they went both ways, giving her respect, discussing government affairs together, and affirming the female protagonist. All in all, I think it's very nice.
I think it's more Machiavellian. The male and female protagonists are very smart. In my opinion, this novel is more about plot than emotion. But I prefer watching duos, so I didn't finish it. If you like watching dual heroes, you can check it out. The plot is pretty good.
Super super super beautiful!
Good-looking, good-looking, good-looking, good-looking
Very nice! The author's logic is very strict, and both the male and female protagonists have brains!