My Husband Holds Power Over the Court

In her previous life, the Xi family chose the wrong side in the struggle for imperial power. The entire family was dragged down with them, imprisoned, and died in misery. In this life, Xi Xiangwan is determined to steer her clueless relatives onto the right path before it's too late. So she plans to find a way to get on good terms with Ning Duan, the man who will soon hold power over the court. But things go so well that she gets herself tangled up with him. * When she's forced to marry, Xi Xiangwan reluctantly seeks Ning Duan's advice: “What if we have a fake wedding...?” The ruthless, notorious chancellor says, “The imperial decree arranging our marriage is already in my hands. When should we get married?” * Xi Xiangwan: Saving the whole family and a chancellor who died young is exhausting. Ning Duan: ...Marry me. Let me handle it. [Ruthless, taciturn, obsessive male lead x delicate, frail beauty of a female lead] * Please note: 1. The author isn't very clever, and neither is the heroine. This is a story you can read without using your brain. 2. The setting is entirely fictional, and the story is genuinely slow-paced. 3. There are chapters ready to go, and updates are daily~ Next up: The Regent's Princess Gets Doted On. Please add it to your reading list When Xue Jiahe was fifteen, she was brought from a small village to the imperial palace. Only then did she learn that she was the emperor's illegitimate daughter, gaining a father and younger brother out of the blue. But the emperor died just six months later. Xue Jiahe held the three successive edicts left by the late emperor and read through them one by one. The first: Crown the eight-year-old crown prince as the new emperor. The second: Appoint the non-imperial Prince Rong Jue as regent, to guide the new emperor until he could rule on his own. The third: Betroth Princess Xue Jiahe of Suijing to the regent as his wife, and hold the wedding on an auspicious day. She looked from the edict to the young emperor, still too innocent to understand, and then to the cold man before her. She shut her eyes and gritted her teeth. “Fine. I'll marry him!” * Everyone at court and in the land knew how Princess Suijing had gotten her title: the late emperor had placed her beside the regent to pacify him, keep him from rebelling, and ensure he focused on governing. The ambitious regent, in turn, saw her as a thorn in his side. Then one day, at the morning court session, all the officials bowed in greeting, but the regent failed to appear. The young emperor waved a hand. “My royal sister made the regent kneel all night yesterday. He won't be coming to court today.” The officials: ...Long live the princess! Recommended novels by friends I Have a License to Work at the Underworld Hotpot Shop by Nai Lao Xi Gua: The Underworld's Di Di Lao, your one and only faithful choice! I Still Haven't Managed to Get a Divorce Today by Shi Sanshi: I don't love you anymore. Let's get a divorce. The General's Daughter Is No Buddhist (Transmigrated into a Book) by Pian Yu: Clashing head-on x mutual backstabbing x kindred spirits Theme: