I Am the Apple of the Empress’s Eye

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Du Qingxiao is the Empress of Dajiang, but she dies young. Only after her death does she discover that she’s the supporting character in a story where the heroine is someone’s cherished first love.

An unexpected awakening grants her a chance to be reborn.

The good news is that Du Qingxiao returns in her twenty-year-old body, two years after her own death.

The bad news is that she’s reborn in an enemy nation and captured to serve as a spy.

“The Emperor and Empress of Dajiang were deeply in love, and you have a face similar to the late Emperor’s. Your mission is to become the Empress Dowager’s favorite!”

Du Qingxiao: …

First of all, don’t believe rumors or spread them. Who said the Emperor and Empress of Dajiang were deeply in love?!

And how did her dear friend, the heroine and every male lead’s cherished first love, end up as the late Emperor’s Empress and the current Empress Dowager of Dajiang?

“Stop daydreaming! Focus on learning your bedroom arts!”

Du Qingxiao: “…”

…

By the time Du Qingxiao actually appears at the Empress Dowager of Dajiang’s birthday banquet,

countless people are thinking, This is bad.

The various male leads’ hearts sink, one after another.

They’d finally had a chance now that the late Emperor was dead.

So why has someone shown up who looks exactly like her, but is even younger?

The male leads all turn to look at the Empress Dowager on the golden dais.

Sure enough, the Empress Dowager’s eyes curve as she reaches out to Du Qingxiao.

“Come here.”

Du Qingxiao walks slowly up to her, then accidentally falls into her arms.

As the male leads’ eyes redden, Du Qingxiao smiles with delight and whispers to the Empress Dowager, “All right, you can let go now.”

But the Empress Dowager doesn’t budge. She grips Du Qingxiao’s hand tightly and whispers in her ear, “Your Majesty, now that you’ve returned, you can never leave again.”

Du Qingxiao: ?

…

That night, in the bedchamber.

“I hear Your Majesty learned many skills over there. I’m looking forward to tonight.”

Du Qingxiao says coldly, “Minister Luo, this is a serious breach of protocol.”

“Your Majesty, I’m your Empress now.”

Between wives, either one can take the lead.

Only then does Du Qingxiao realize something. “Right, why did you become my Empress…?” Her final edict clearly appointed Luo Junchao as regent.

Luo Junchao answers matter-of-factly, “I changed the edict.”

She changed “regent” to “Empress.”

Du Qingxiao: “…That’s treason.”

Luo Junchao takes Du Qingxiao’s hand and places it against her snow-white neck. Her words are like an enticing hook. “Your Majesty, I know I’ve committed a capital offense. Are you going to kill me?”

[Two powerful leads, one-on-one romance, sweet and satisfying]

[Quite a few male side characters in the early chapters. Avoid if that bothers you.]

[The heroine has been married before, but both leads are each other’s only partners.]

[The author is an amateur at political intrigue, so the plot may not make much sense. I write whatever comes to me, so only open if you don’t mind.]

[Troublemaking and abusive comments will be deleted. Insults aimed at the author will bounce right back. Be kind, and enjoy the story.]

Theme: Love means giving your whole heart and getting one in return!