As the heir of a feudal lord, Chi Yu was decisive and ruthless, unified a world torn by chaos, and turned the tide of history. He was a hero of his age.
But the deposed emperor was a pearl hidden under dust. After a lifetime of holding power over life and death, Chi Yu wanted only this person. The other man's pride was unbreakable; he would rather be confined to the Southern Palace for the rest of his life than submit to Chi Yu's advances.
Chi Yu stared at the deposed emperor's male body, torn between desire and propriety. He agonized over it for ten years, passing by the Southern Palace without ever entering.
Ten years later, the deposed emperor suddenly died, and only then did he learn that she was a woman.
Chi Yu, who'd agonized for so long over nothing: "..."
Reborn, Chi Yu decides to make up for the ten years he spent doubting himself in his previous life. :)
On the day Chang'an fell, Shang Si had planned her escape route. She intended to change back into women's clothes and flee without anyone noticing, but someone barged into the cold palace, slung her over his shoulder, and carried her straight to Chi Yu.
Chi Yu (with a sinister smile): "I'm Chi Yu."
Shang Si (trembling): "Please let me go... qwq"
Shang Si once thought the heir apparent, Chi Yu, was calculating, unscrupulous, domineering, arrogant, and utterly hypocritical.
Later, nestled in his arms, she laughed and scolded him, smiling brightly.
A beautiful, self-preserving emperor × a powerful heir who holds the world in his grasp
#The ten years I spent doubting myself#
#When I go crazy, even I'm afraid of myself#
#What do you do when someone takes you by force and you can't escape?#
★★★ In his previous life, the hero was an emperor and was not romantically involved with the heroine. The author does not intend to keep him chaste, though the story contains no descriptions of his previous life's sex life. Readers who require chaste characters, beware.
★ The heroine sometimes dresses as a man. If the author says she looks like a man, then she looks like a man. No plot holes.
★ This is not a strong heroine story. The heroine is a couch potato who takes things as they come. Later, the hero will suffer for his actions.
★ After being reborn, the hero will stop at nothing to get the woman he loved in his previous life. Please set aside modern ideas of equality. The hero's attitude in the first few chapters is roughly how an ancient ruler would treat a captive beauty. His feelings at first are not the deepest kind of love. For more details, skip straight to the bonus chapter about his previous life. The heroine is timid early on for a reason. If you're patient, please read it through before judging. Don't take things out of context, and please be gentle.
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A poor couple suffers in a hundred ways. Jun Yan holds a quiet, insignificant post in the countryside. After offending the powerful, he can barely protect himself, so he insists on divorcing Qing Yu, his wife, rather than drag her down with him.
Qing Yu is devastated by her husband's death. No longer innocent, she returns to her old home three years after leaving.
Now she is an exalted princess, the emperor's long-lost younger sister, a woman of wealth and status, far above everyone else.
She has thought of Jun Yan every day for three years. When she returns, all those who once bullied her are prostrate at her feet, and she decides to clear his name and seek justice for him.
But...
There is no record of anyone named Jun Yan?
Later, Princess Qing Yu stands on the city tower, watching the arrogant heir of the Prince of Zhenxi lead troops into the city, his brows raised, his pride boundless.
Qing Yu feels terribly wronged. Her husband Jun actually lied to her, and made her feel guilty for three whole years.
What she doesn't know is that the heir has been searching frantically for her all this time, too.
#Two powerful figures with hidden identities are unmasked at the same time#
#My helpless ex-husband is a god of war#
#My gentle, timid wife is an arrogant princess#
#What is happening to this world?#
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