I, the Emperor, Am Madly in Love with the Empress Dowager

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On her wedding day, rebels stormed the city and her emperor husband was killed, leaving Liang Shaoxing a poor young widow.

The new emperor was cold and ruthless. On the day he ascended the throne, he ordered all of the former emperor's consorts to be buried with him.

Terrified, Liang Shaoxing fled through a dog hole in the middle of the night, only to run into the drunk new emperor, Liao Shen.

Without a word, Liao Shen hoisted her over his shoulder and carried her back to his bedchamber. He did not leave all night.

From then on, the harem had a young and beautiful empress dowager.

Her daily routine was to have her clothes handed to her and her meals brought to her, and occasionally entertain the consorts who came to pay their respects. Life was peaceful and easy enough.

The only trouble was that the new emperor would occasionally use her brother to threaten her, warning her to behave and not entertain any foolish notions.

What unsettled her even more was that the emperor visited her chambers every few days. At first, he would sit for a short while and leave, but eventually he started staying for the better part of an hour without budging.

It was enough to give anyone a headache.

At last, on a bitterly cold winter night of wind and snow, Liao Shen revealed the true face he had hidden for so long.

He clamped a hand around Liang Shaoxing's delicate wrist and pinned her against the bedpost. His stern eyes turned fierce and possessive. "I've held back for so long. It's time you let me have my way, isn't it?"

Liang Shaoxing's lips parted in fright. "Y-Your Majesty, please watch your words. I, I am the empress dowager..."

Liao Shen gave a cold snort. "The entire court knows that the title of empress dowager is just something I gave you to pacify the realm. You're the only one who takes it seriously."

"But I... Your Majesty, I am the empress dowager..." Liang Shaoxing stammered in terror.

"The empress dowager?" Liao Shen raised a handsome brow. "Whether you're the empress dowager or the empress is up to me, isn't it?"

A cunning, jealous emperor VS a timid, innocent little empress dowager

Note:

1. The leads are not related by blood in any way. Everyone in the court knows the heroine was brought in as a stand-in.

2. The heroine is a catch, and plenty of people like her. The emperor is a jealous man who gets jealous over anyone and everyone.

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Lu Che was a warmonger known as the God of Slaughter. In just eight years, he seized five hundred cities, striking terror into every neighboring state.

At the victory banquet, Secretary Su Yan arrived with his new bride. His wife, Tang, had a lovely face and a graceful gait, with beauty enough to topple a kingdom.

The king, who had always been indifferent to desire, became interested.

The ruler, who disliked noisy gatherings, began inviting his officials to banquets again and again: flower-viewing parties, frozen-dessert banquets, pastry parties. He came up with every possible excuse.

There was just one condition: they had to bring their families.

And no one was allowed to make excuses.

Su Yan, who was invited every time, thought he was in the king's favor and that promotion was just around the corner.

But gradually, he noticed something was off.

Why did the king's gaze always cling to his wife during the banquets? And why had the gaze he cast at Su Yan grown increasingly dark and cold?

Until one day, he caught his fragrant, soft-bodied wife held captive in the king's arms...

The king's face turned impassive as his secret was discovered. "Power or beauty, Secretary, which one do you want?"

Ji Wei could not understand why the king kept showing up in front of her after she met him at the victory banquet.

She ran into him while strolling down the street, during the emperor's outings, and even at pastry parties, which men supposedly disliked.

Wasn't the king supposed to be busy with affairs of state and uninterested in anything else? In her eyes, he seemed to have all the time in the world, hosting a frozen-dessert banquet one day and a flower-viewing party the next. And every time, he found an excuse to chat with her. He hardly seemed like a proper emperor devoted to statecraft and indifferent to worldly affairs.

Ji Wei was already married. Out of propriety, she did not want to get too involved with him, so whenever they crossed paths, she made a point of avoiding him. After it happened several times, Lu Che began looking at her more and more strangely.

At last, when Ji Wei tried to dodge him again, Lu Che pulled her firmly against his chest. His voice was husky. "Why are you avoiding me? It's not like I'm going to eat you."

Ji Wei was flustered and instinctively tried to push him away, but Lu Che pressed down on her without hesitation. As their lips and teeth tangled, the desire he could no longer restrain spilled out. "I've wanted you for a long time. Will you give yourself to me?"

Lu Che could not understand it. As an emperor who ruled over all under heaven, he had seen countless peerless beauties. Why had he taken such a fancy to a minister's wife he had met only twice?

Every frown and smile of hers tugged at his heart. Even the frightened glances with which she tried to avoid him stirred him.

She was perfect in every way. The only problem was that she had married early and become another man's wife.

Worse, the couple was deeply devoted to each other. Every now and then, Lu Che would see traces of her husband on Ji Wei.

The thought of the two of them entangled together on a warm bed late at night made him so jealous he could hardly think straight.

Only he could touch her body. Only he could kiss her lips. Only he could be the one to spend sleepless nights entwined with her!

No one else!

Later, after overcoming countless hardships, Lu Che finally got his wish. He kept her awake all night, making love to her until the bed slats broke beneath them, several times over.

With tears in her watery eyes, Ji Wei begged him to stop. Lu Che leaned close to her ear and chuckled. "Already had enough? How are we going to get through this long night?"

Later still, when Ji Wei was pregnant, her body grew sensitive and her breasts sore and swollen. To ease her discomfort, the emperor took matters into his own hands, gently massaging her through her undergarments.

Ji Wei struggled to endure it, but at last she let out a soft moan, her eyes glistening.

Lu Che leaned close to her ear, his voice almost hypnotic. "I've heard it's easier to use your mouth. Shall we give it a try?"

A cunning, domineering ruler of a great kingdom VS a beautiful, sweet minister's wife

🌻 Notes:

1. The heroine has a condition that makes her extremely sensitive to a man's touch during ovulation.

2. The hero falls in love with her at first sight. He shamelessly competes and fights to win her over. At first, she keeps him at a distance. After she divorces her husband, the hero's persistent pursuit gradually makes them fall in love.

3. Her ex-husband also has feelings for her. After their divorce, he regrets it and becomes obsessive and twisted.

Theme: Hand in hand, we can look forward to a bright future!