[A pampered empress × a powerful chancellor]
[Mutual devotion + healing + twelve-year age gap + the male lead was the crown prince of the previous dynasty]
The first time Xu Mingyue met Wei Yanyi, he was scolding the emperor. She thought he was insanely cool, and not just because of his face.
It was his whole aura!
The next moment, the emperor got beaten up by his own ministers?! Beaten up!!
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All she wants is to laze around, but fate has other plans.
To avoid being summoned to the emperor's bed, she has no choice but to beg Wei Yanyi for help. He's the only one who can keep the emperor in line.
So she does her best to curry favor with him every day.
She thinks she's finally caught his attention, but then he says,
"Take Her Highness back to Kunning Palace. Since she's unwell, she should rest in her chambers."
Fine, Xu Mingyue doesn't mind.
To her, this isn't rest or house arrest.
It's the good life.
After her confinement, she can't avoid the emperor's summons. And with the concubines showing up every day to go through the motions and annoy her, she's had enough!
"Shuangjiang, who has the most power in the palace?"
"Your Majesty, naturally, it's the emperor."
Xu Mingyue shakes her head, picks up a box of pastries, and heads out of her chambers. Her destination: Xie Yanyi. The dog emperor is the most powerful? Hah!
The only thing she can do now is cling to Xie Yanyi's coattails!
"Have you come to the wrong place, Your Highness? You should be at Qianqing Palace."
Xie Yanyi is busy stabbing someone.
And she's scared stiff.
That night, the young empress comes down with a high fever.
A eunuch asks Xie Yanyi if he plans to visit Kunning Palace. "Tsk, this isn't something the chancellor needs to deal with."
Later on,
"Jiaojiao... I'll cherish you." He backs the young woman right up to the edge of the bed.
"Let's get this straight. Who are you, and who am I?" he says, as if training a dog.
