Ashes of the Dragon and Phoenix

(Please leave a five-star rating after reading for an hour. I’m begging you, and I can’t thank you enough.) Male lead: Xiao Huangjin (Su Zhi), hostage prince of Northern Wu → emperor, restrained and ruthless, with only one love in his life Female lead: Feng Wanqing, eldest legitimate princess of Southern Su → empress of Northern Wu, gentle yet strong, torn apart by love and hate A tragic romance inspired by historical events - He is a hostage prince from an enemy kingdom; she is a noble princess. - They truly love each other, and she helps him return home. - He becomes emperor, destroys her kingdom, and kills her father. - Yet he still makes her his empress and dotes on her alone for the rest of his life. Her ending: Unable to avenge her country and unable to leave her beloved, she eventually conspires to assassinate him. The plot fails, and she is sentenced to death, yet history still acknowledges the emperor’s favoritism toward her. The angst: I love you, but I have to hate you;