[Both First-Timers + Delicate, Sweet and Gentle Consort X Stern, Guiding Emperor + Devoted Love + Not a Strong Female Lead + Happy Ending]
Xiao Linyuan was the least favored prince. While his life was shrouded in darkness, a pomegranate blossom fell into his heart.
Su Wannuo was merely a palace maid in Prince Li's residence. Somehow, she caught the prince's eye and became his concubine.
Everyone knew that Xiao Linyuan had a concubine he loved beyond reason, cherished as dearly as his own life.
He once cradled Su Wannuo's face and swore to her,
"Once I've succeeded, I'll give up my title as prince, marry you, and take my little sweetheart traveling through the mountains and rivers."
She waited and waited, until that man ascended the throne.
An imperial decree naming her Noble Consort arrived.
Su Wannuo's heart died. She tried to escape, but he captured her without mercy.
She had thought she would simply close her heart and stop longing for the emperor's love.
But Xiao Linyuan didn't see it that way. Again and again, he showed her through his actions:
He, Xiao Linyuan, was the person who loved her most in the world.
He loved her to the bone and cherished her as dearly as his own life.
Later, when the realm was at peace and its people safe, he knelt in the snow and personally presented her with the phoenix crown.
"Nuonuo, be my empress."
"Please."
*
Su Wannuo had a confidante she'd never met. She wrote her a letter:
"Miss Yuan, I've decided to leave and stop loving him."
The reply that arrived the next day was damp with tears.
Su Wannuo thought, "Miss Yuan must be happy for me because I've made this decision!"
She overlooked the distinctive scent of dragon's saliva incense on the letter, a scent that did not belong to a woman.
P.S. The male lead loves only the female lead. Though he has a harem, he never touches its members, and he won't let the female lead suffer.
