A stunningly beautiful, scheming ambitious woman × a warmhearted, gentle general / a ruthless, calculating top scholar / a devoted, flirtatious monk / a rough, sharp-tongued Tibetan prince (perhaps there will be more... Hehe)
With a princess of the previous dynasty for a mother and the founding emperor for a father, Xiao Jue believed she was born to sit on the throne.
To that end, on her wedding night, she killed her husband with her own hands, then joined forces with her uncle to empty the family treasury and use the money to hire a fake monk to build a private army.
She heard that the family of the commander of Yandu's garrison had an unfortunate second son born of a concubine, with neither father nor mother. Xiao Jue was intrigued. Hiding her identity, she put on a beauty's act and made Lu Qimin utterly smitten, losing his heart and wits.
After years of raising an army, it was time to put it to use. Xiao Jue had carefully maneuvered to put Lu Qimin in power, and was just thinking about how to control the garrison when Lu Qimin suddenly betrayed her.
She had hunted geese all her life, only to have one peck out her eye. Seething with resentment, Xiao Jue grabbed a paperweight during their intimate moment, smashed it into Lu Qimin's face, and fled, holding up her skirt.
Her uncle said, "Sister-in-law, this man is of no use. You should abandon him. The new Tibetan prince and the northwestern frontier army are ready to receive you. Aqin is willing to follow you for the rest of his life."
The fake monk chanted a Buddhist prayer. "Your Highness, the private army and able-bodied refugees total fifty thousand. They await your orders at any time."
Years later, Xiao Jue sat confidently on the throne with two adorable little children in her arms when Lu Qimin returned to seek refuge. She raised an eyebrow and smiled. "Come to beg for food?"
Lu Qimin stared at the two children in shock. "They're..."
Xiao Jue smiled faintly without a word.
A foreign man with a prominent nose and deep-set eyes came forward and picked up the two children without ceremony. "If you want food, you can have some. But the children already have enough fathers."
Lu Qimin stepped forward in disbelief, only to be surrounded by several elegantly dressed men.
"General Lu, if you truly wish to seek refuge, you'd better stay in the previous dynasty. The harem has its own seniority system, and the position of Empress will never be yours."
PS: The romantic plot with her uncle will only begin after the female lead ends their familial relationship.
The entire manuscript is in progress, and the author promises not to abandon the story!
Theme: Learning to believe you deserve good things
First! The heroine is so beautiful with Magnolia 🙏