Colorful Dynasty

Everyone in the palace knows the Empress has a beloved white moonlight in her heart. And Xie Zhu, the newly appointed chief minister, bears a striking resemblance to that "white moonlight." Every day he is treated as a substitute, Xie Zhu suppresses the devil within. Until months later, when the Empress is still calling him by her white moonlight's name to his face, he finally can't take it anymore and reveals his true nature... - - As the Empress of a vassal state, He Miao has to consider the wishes of the suzerain state in everything she does. When the suzerain state sends an imperial adviser, she has to install him as chief minister and treat him with deference. When the chief minister harbors improper intentions toward her, she has to put up with it. When the chief minister gets jealous, she has to personally visit his residence to appease him. She goes, and doesn't return for three days. *Also known as The Secret History of the Yan Dynasty: A Struggle Between the State Preceptor and the Chief Minister Over a Substitute* [Subscription Notice: It goes premium on Sunday, September 23. Ten thousand words updated that day~] 1. [Initially gentle and refined, later possessive to the max] Chief Minister x [pretends to be foolish to catch the tiger] Empress 2. Fake substitute, corruption arc, one-on-one romance, happy ending 3. No nitpicking or historical fact-checking, please. I'll try to update daily after it goes premium. 4. This is part of the same series as If the System Deceived You. The original couple in If the System Deceived You will not break up! Will not break up! Theme: