[A tragic love story, marriage before love, two first loves, both leads are virgins, happy ending]
[Ambitious, heroic empress of a new dynasty x melancholic, beautiful and ill-fated ruler of a fallen kingdom]
[Romance is the main focus. If that's not your thing, please don't read. Steamy, sweet post-marriage bonus chapters are being updated]
Ten years ago, Meng Zhaochuan was sent alone to the enemy nation as a hostage. The enemy nation's noble-born crown prince gave her the only warmth she had.
Ten years later, she led the cavalry of the new dynasty into his royal city. He failed in his attempt to die for his country, and she imprisoned him deep within the palace.
The entire court petitioned to have him killed as a warning to the world, but she overruled them all and spared his life.
"I want him alive to witness the empire I build."
He took her kindness as revenge and humiliation, unaware that beneath her emperor's cold facade, she had only one scrap of genuine feeling left.
He bled out before her eyes, and at last gained the long-sought release he craved. "Meng Zhaochuan, I've seen enough of your empire."
The second male lead is her childhood friend and an important court official.
"Goddess of Mercy, let all the world's suffering fall upon me alone. Give her blessings, fortune, and wealth. I pray with all my heart, I pray with all my heart." As a boy, Xie Cijun prayed devoutly in a ruined temple. The girl beside him heard and jumped up in anger.
"Xie Cijun! What nonsense are you saying?"
More than ten years later, Xie Cijun lay in a pool of blood. Before his eyes flashed a scene from beyond the palace walls: the white magnolia in the courtyard of his childhood home. He stood in the tree, while the girl waited below for him to pick the first magnolia blossom of spring for her.
"Zhaochuan... call me big brother one more time..." His bloodied hands tried to touch the empress's tear-streaked face. The titles of ruler and subject had separated them for their entire lives. In his brief life, he had willingly been the stepping stone that helped her reach the throne.
The price was losing his younger sister forever, and never being able to confess
his secret, unrequited love for her.
"In my next life, I don't want to be your subject."
Theme: Life is bitter as a song, but we must still face it with positivity
How long will it take to update? Is it one update?
This chapter is very tastefully written! Makes me very curious about the identity of these two people
Squat, squat, squat, squat! Stuck in the most exciting place
Wait until you have time to refresh it again and relive it hehehe 💪
When will it be updated? I really want to see the follow-up.
After thinking about it, I still feel that Jiang Ling's life was too miserable, alas.
I've finished reading it. It's well written. I like this story very much. I like Zhao Chuan very much. I like Jiang Ling very much. If possible, I still hope they have a good ending. If not, don't force it. It's good to go to the ending they deserve. [Hold your thighs] [Hold your thighs] [Hold your thighs]. Finally, please have time to update early. I really want to see the follow-up.
Ah ah ah, it's so awesome in big letters, I didn't win 💪 💪 💪
Oh my god, the author's writing is so exciting hehehe 🐶
When I saw the teacher's message to other sisters, I actually wanted to say that every time I saw an update, I would silently click in. However, I found that there were no updates and all were modifications of previous chapters, so I silently exited. Then, well, my college entrance examination is over today.