Ye Luocheng didn't even blink as he shot his captured elder brother dead atop the city wall. Feisha Pass had won a great victory.
After the battle, the obscure, illegitimate young master Ye not only gained his brother's honor and status, but also... inherited his man.
He entered the palace as empress. On their wedding night, dressed in sumptuous wedding robes, he knelt by the bed all night, without even the right to climb onto the imperial bed.
From then on, palace gossip spread everywhere:
- The Empress isn't getting enough to eat!
Ming Shaoqing: Yeah, that was me.
- The Empress is being given a hard time!
- Yeah, that was me.
- The Empress is being bullied by the consorts and palace attendants!
- Yeah, I allowed it.
- The Empress is pregnant!
- ...Ahem, that was me. I did it.
- The Empress was beaten! He says the Emperor did it!
- What? I didn't!
- The Empress jumped into the lake because his heart was broken! The Emperor did it again!
- What? I didn't!
- The Empress miscarried! The Emperor did it yet again!
- What? You can't just make things up!
The palace residents, unaware of the truth, wept with joy: Has the Emperor finally avenged us after all these years of being mercilessly outmatched by the Empress?
Ye Luocheng: Hah, you wish.
Scheming at every turn, yet never forgetting his first resolve. Only after the dust of the past has been brushed away does his unyielding spirit shine through.
Content warning: Both leads are powerful. There is a pregnancy subplot, and the bottom only pretends to be a loyal dog. He's actually a formidable figure.
(Blurb last revised on August 1, 2019. Screenshot saved.)
