One Cry from the Abandoned Palace Consort, and the Emperor's Heart Softens

[The Male Lead Has Past Relationships, but Devotes Himself to Her Later] [Childhood Sweethearts + Tough on the Outside, Softhearted Within] [Harem Intrigue and Childbirth] [Scheming, Suspicious, Narcissistic, Arrogant Emperor × Resilient, Headstrong Legitimate Daughter]

[The wretched emperor definitely has feelings for Wanwan and loves her. He truly spoils and cherishes her, but not more than his empire.]

[A harem-intrigue novel, not a traditional “winning back his wife” story. There will be some reconciliation, which will be covered later.]

The Yang family was the greatest force behind Zhu Dingyuan’s rise to the throne as the Third Prince, and one of his most trusted pillars of support.

The Grand Empress Dowager Yang Liqiu was Yang Guanzhen’s great-aunt. From childhood, Yang Guanzhen was brought to the palace by her grandmother, where she played with the princes.

She and the Third Prince, Zhu Dingyuan, were childhood sweethearts.

When Yang Guanzhen was sixteen, she married Zhu Dingyuan.

But two years later, when Zhu Dingyuan ascended the throne, he made her Consort Xian and left the empress’s seat vacant.

Pregnant Yang Guanzhen went to demand an explanation from Zhu Dingyuan, only to catch him having sex with an official’s daughter in broad daylight...

In a fit of anger, Yang Guanzhen left the palace.

From then on, Yang Guanzhen was a deposed consort, banished to the Cold Palace.

Who could have guessed that three years later, when Zhu Dingyuan was attacked while traveling incognito and lay unconscious from his injuries, he would suffer nightmares every night, calling out, “Wanwan...”