Crowned Empress the Moment I Enter the Palace, So What If I'm a Little Arrogant?

“There is a lovely girl in the North, whose first glance can topple a city.” The Prince of Zhenbei commanded a mighty army and struck fear across the land. His only daughter was even more pampered than anyone could imagine. When the new emperor ascended the throne, his rule was not yet secure. To pacify the northern frontier, he issued an imperial decree summoning the Prince of Zhenbei’s daughter to the capital as his bride, and on their wedding day, he made her empress. The court officials waited eagerly to see this uncouth princess from the frontier make a fool of herself, while the imperial consorts prepared to put the new empress in her place. Yet on their wedding night, the girl in her phoenix crown and wedding robes was anything but proper and demure. She kicked open the bridal chamber door. Pointing at the new emperor, rumored to be cold, ruthless, and decisive, she complained coquettishly: “This phoenix crown is hurting my neck. Your Majesty, aren’t you going to massage it for me?” The new emperor held the realm in his hands. He had thought he was marrying a troublesome hostage, but instead he had brought home a charming, capricious little enchantress. She could feign weakness before the empress dowager, then turn around and leave a favored consort speechless after a single retort; She could threaten to starve herself just to get a taste of Jiangnan lychees, yet calmly draw a bow and kill an assassin with one shot when danger struck. The emperor had meant to keep his distance and leave her to cool her heels until she gave up. But after one clash after another, her teasing remark, “Your Majesty is so handsome. I like you very much,” left him flustered and restless. In the end, he fell completely for her, cradling this dazzling, thorny rose in his hands and cherishing her alone for the rest of his life.