Flirtatious sweetheart x possessive, patriarchal emperor
Early on, Pei Yao said, "You put so little effort into this. You deserve to be punished."
"Thunder and rain are both gifts from Heaven. My favor is a blessing, and so is my punishment."
Later, once he fell for her, he made no effort to hide his favoritism.
When she got into trouble, he told her, "No matter how much trouble it is, I'll take care of it for you." When she liked walnuts, he used the imperial seal to crack them open for her.
Later still, he defied all opposition and insisted on making her empress.
The Empress Dowager thought her family background too lowly and made her displeasure clear at every turn.
Pei Yao kept a straight face. "Then find a high-ranking official and have him adopt her as his daughter."
The Empress Dowager: ...
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Pei Yao had always believed that Su Yining loved him deeply.
Until the day he caught her in a corner, whispering with a young eunuch about how to rise to power and keep him in her grasp.
He rushed over to confront her.
Su Yining dropped the act. "Actually, I've been fed up with you for ages. Honestly, you're suffocating."
Pei Yao was heartbroken to the point of suffocation.
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In the end, the all-powerful emperor knelt before her, eyes red, and begged, "My wife, please take me as your husband."
Su Yining: ?
Palace-intrigue male lead is not a virgin | Powerful man bows to love | Older husband, henpecked | The regretful chase
