The Possessive Emperor's White Moonlight Is Married

Fourteen-year-old Li Qingchen comes from a poor, remote village. Her father and brother have abandoned her, her mother is gravely ill, and she has to disguise herself as a boy to attend school while still owing tuition.

She meets two exceptionally handsome men.

One is a newly arrived neighbor who calls her poor. The other is a transfer student who calls her a coward.

At the same time, news arrives from the capital: the young emperor and the princess's son have gone missing.

The one who called her poor drives away every suitor, pays for her mother's treatment, and shoves money into her hands so she will become his bedchamber concubine.

Later, he asks only that she not leave him behind.

The one who called her a coward carefully tends to the marks left on her afterward, treats her tenderly in every way, and insists on helping her become empress. Later, with reddened eyes, he says he will step aside.

She likes the first and can't let go of the second.

When the first is called a homewrecker, her heart aches for him.

When the second is branded a rebel, she vows to clear his name.

She can't choose between them, so... she'll become emperor, and rule over all the people who look up to her.

[Male Lead's Point of View]

In his previous life, Lu Yan was the emperor of the mightiest dynasty. He was somewhat old-fashioned and rigid, and had a quiet crush on the chief minister who had loved him for ten years.

The chief minister was a pillar of the court, and stunningly beautiful, but the fact that she was a man drove him into a constant, irrational rage. In the end, he died in a rebellion without ever even holding her hand.

The treacherous minister deserved to die.

But kneeling at her grave, the words "Your loving husband, Song Huaishen" pierced his throat and brought him to tears.

At last, he understood: it had all been a lie. Reborn into another life, all he wanted was to drag her, dressed in rough cloth, onto his bed.

Later, he brushed the snow from her and even wanted to give her the throne, asking only that she not leave him.

[Second Male Lead's Point of View]

In his previous life, Song Huaishen was the heir to a top aristocratic family. By imperial decree, he married the younger sister of his political rival and enemy. He thought a political marriage of mutual respect would be enough. He never expected his wife to look exactly like his rival...

He wasn't stupid. That very night, he wrote up a hundred charges against the chief minister, including cross-dressing and deceiving the emperor.

Later, he was the one who wrote the edict proclaiming her empress. He was the one jealous of her and the emperor. And in the next life, he was the one begging her to look his way again.

P.S.:

1. All the male characters are sexually inexperienced.

2. The male lead is especially arrogant, spoiled, and difficult. The second male lead is a gentle, refined gentleman with a sly streak. The heroine is slow to understand romance, but very good at soothing people.

3. The author is a sucker for coercive romance. The early chapters are angsty, and the later ones are satisfying. Read with caution if that's not for you.

4. The heroine starts out with low status, and becoming emperor is a gradual process. She has romantic entanglements with multiple people. Read with caution if that's not for you.

Theme: Staying true to yourself