The Emperor's Beloved: The Prime Minister's Precious Daughter

During the Great Zhou dynasty, the young emperor Xiao Yu encountered Shen Youning, the second daughter of the Chancellor’s household, at Xiangguo Temple. The girl’s profile as she offered incense and prayed stole his heart. An imperial decree sent the court into an uproar: the emperor, who had never set foot in the harem, intended to make the Chancellor’s daughter his empress!

The Shen family was deeply worried. Youning was the cherished daughter born to the Chancellor and his wife in their middle age. She had three older brothers and an older sister, and the whole family had doted on her. How could their precious girl handle the dangers of the inner palace? What’s more, the emperor was ten years older, and the harem already had Consort Shu and Consort De…

On their wedding night, Xiao Yu took the trembling little empress’s hand. “Youning, don’t be afraid. From now on, you alone will fill my six palaces.” As it turned out, the stern emperor had already quietly dismissed his consorts. He had been waiting only for her to arrive in her phoenix coronet and bridal robes.

When the court criticized him for favoring the empress, Xiao Yu tossed a memorial into the brazier in front of everyone. “I married her because I intend to spoil her for the rest of her life.” From then on, the emperor carried a sachet embroidered by Youning inside his robe at morning court, kept her favorite candied fruit in his study, and even held his little empress on his lap while reviewing memorials...