Jiang Chi was the legitimate daughter of the Jiang family. She had been married to Zhu Qi for three years, and thought her husband cared for her.
Until Zhu Qi defied ancestral tradition and brought back the newly widowed Princess Li, Jiang Wan, Jiang Chi's half-sister.
Only then did she realize she had been nothing but a replacement.
She had never liked the constraints of the palace walls. Since Jiang Wan wanted the empress's throne, she could have it.
At the Qionghua Banquet, Zhu Qi arrived with Jiang Wan in his arms, saying, "Only A Wan may sit upon this phoenix throne."
The entire hall was stunned!
Jiang Chi smiled gently. "Fine."
That night, Zhu Qi lost his memory.
The whole court exclaimed, "Empress Jiang is truly lucky."
Jiang Chi: ...Weren't we supposed to part ways and each move on?
Jiang Chi shed her dignified, virtuous demeanor and slammed the table as she stood. "You mangy emperor, how dare you go back on your word? Where's the edict deposing me? Hand it over!"
Amnesiac puppy-like Zhu Qi wrapped his arms around Jiang Chi. "A Chi, I only want you."
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Zhu Qi had always thought he loved Jiang Wan, while Jiang Chi was merely a dull woman who suited him in bed.
Even as he gradually found himself drawn to her, he remained convinced that she was just an amusing pet, nothing more.
He defied all convention and endured everyone's scorn, all to place the woman he loved upon the empress's throne.
Only after losing his memory did he realize he had mistaken one woman for another. The one he had always loved was Jiang Chi.
Zhu Qi believed that if he turned back, Jiang Chi would still be waiting where he had left her.
But instead, he saw Jiang Chi standing before a portrait of his deceased elder brother. "I promised you I'd be his empress for three years. I've kept my promise."
Bonus scenes:
1
A fierce, smoldering fire burned in Zhu Qi's sharp eyes. He sank his teeth into Jiang Chi's neck. "Even if I don't love you, you can only ever be mine..."
Jiang Chi whimpered in pain and gave up struggling. Zhu Qi released her, satisfied, then moved up to kiss her slightly parted lips. "Good girl."
Jiang Chi was overcome with sorrow: In the end, she was nothing more than a tool for him to vent his desires.
2.
With the phoenix nest of the Jiaofang Palace suddenly empty, Zhu Qi was so devastated that he vomited blood. When he woke, he became even more violent and unhinged.
Everyone at court lived in fear, burning incense and praying every day: May the empress return to the palace soon.
After endless hardships, Zhu Qi finally found news of the empress. He rushed there despite his illness, only to see the woman he longed for laughing and chatting with his long-dead elder brother.
Zhu Qi went mad in an instant. Heaven and earth changed color, and blood dyed the sunset red.
In Yangju Hall, Zhu Qi chained Jiang Chi to the imperial bed, his eyes full of obsession. "A Chi, I can't live without you."
[Gentle, easygoing Empress X Obsessive, unhinged Emperor]
Theme: Face life with a smile, and life will surely repay you.
This eunuch said that the emperor was the most infatuated person in the world. Is he serious? What about his Bai Yueguang? Why don't you show up?
Emm... I don't feel like I tortured the male protagonist.
Madam, please stop abusing me for a while. To be honest, I don't feel that I was abused at all. It's a pity.
What does the heroine dislike about her mother? Isn't she the same? She has been humiliated by the hero in public for so long, and her position as queen is useless. Now that the hero has changed his attitude, she is embarrassed and excited. Isn't this more romantic than her mother?
He is really cruel. He kills people at every turn. He is not a good emperor. They can make peace, but please commit suicide after the peace is over.
The female protagonist somehow forgives the male protagonist when she feels that the abuse is not enough?
Just one sentence, extremely speechless. The female protagonist has no words, the teammates have no brains, and the male protagonist is speechless.
This emperor is really a tyrant, he kills people at every turn, and he kills people in groups.
Three Years After Breaking Off the Engagement
After Marrying Her Husband's Brother
Tenth Year of Widowed Marriage
Prime Minister, Does He Regret It?
The King Seizes the Wife of His Minister
After Rebirth, He Reconciled with the Prince
Sixth Year After Marrying into a Wealthy Family
After the Beautiful Minister's Wife Was Coveted by the Prince
He Regretted It and She Married Another Man
The Marquis Is Not Kind
Spring Tent to Keep Warm
The Story of the General's Pursuit of His Wife
Emmm, this plot ended so hastily
This eunuch said that the emperor was the most infatuated person in the world. Is he serious? What about his Bai Yueguang? Why don't you show up?
Emm... I don't feel like I tortured the male protagonist.
Madam, please stop abusing me for a while. To be honest, I don't feel that I was abused at all. It's a pity.
What does the heroine dislike about her mother? Isn't she the same? She has been humiliated by the hero in public for so long, and her position as queen is useless. Now that the hero has changed his attitude, she is embarrassed and excited. Isn't this more romantic than her mother?
He is really cruel. He kills people at every turn. He is not a good emperor. They can make peace, but please commit suicide after the peace is over.
The female protagonist somehow forgives the male protagonist when she feels that the abuse is not enough?
Just one sentence, extremely speechless. The female protagonist has no words, the teammates have no brains, and the male protagonist is speechless.
This emperor is really a tyrant, he kills people at every turn, and he kills people in groups.
Where did the widowed heroine go?