[Shared Dreams] [Childbearing] [Past and Present Lives] [12-Year Age Gap]
Yi Huan was a pampered young lady raised in the seclusion of the inner chambers. She had also been betrothed by imperial decree to His Highness the Crown Prince, and all she had to do was wait until she came of age to become the Crown Princess. She was the envy of everyone.
No one knew that this pampered young lady had a secret she could not speak of. She had been born with a heat toxin in her body and could not touch men.
After coming of age, she began dreaming frequently of a burly man clasping her around the waist and doing all manner of unspeakable things to her.
That man was no stranger. He was the Crown Prince's father, the Emperor.
Later, her stepmother's scheme led the Crown Prince to break off the engagement, declaring, "How could an ugly monster like her ever deserve to be Crown Princess?"
Her stepmother and stepsister were even more afraid that the truth would come out, and tried to eliminate her at every turn.
Yet it was this very man who sheltered her beneath his wings, doted on her without restraint, and helped her rise to the highest position.
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Emperor Xingwu ascended the throne at a young age and swept across the Six Kingdoms. He was a ruthless, iron-fisted ruler, renowned for his merciless slaughter.
Yet this emperor, who always had the final say, had spent years dreaming of a young woman. She was charming and captivating, and in his dreams they were incredibly intimate. As a result, no other woman could catch his eye.
The palace had long been without an heir. Emperor Xingwu searched the world over, but never found the woman from his dreams.
One day, drunk, he actually saw her. The little maiden was delicate and sweet, like a kitten, and made his heart tremble.
When he awoke, she was gone again.
When they met again at a temple, Emperor Xingwu swore he would never let her go again.
She ran, he pursued. In the end, he watched his dutiful adopted son gaze at the maiden with wholehearted admiration.
The woman in his dreams turned out to be the daughter of his friend. Before his friend parted from him, he had entrusted his daughter to the emperor, who then arranged for her to marry the Crown Prince.
Thinking it over now, his brother's entrusted daughter naturally ought to be his own responsibility, so he set things right.
"Yi Huan, whether in the highest heavens or the deepest underworld, you are destined to be mine. Where else do you think you can run?"
Very novel subject matter, worth reading
Author, write well, I'm looking forward to it...