In her previous life, Li Piaopiao was despised by the emperor, and the child she bore was adopted by Noble Consort Shu and no longer recognized her as his mother. She gradually died amid humiliation and pain. Reborn, she sees things clearly: this place of endless trouble is no place for her, so she should run away.
But how difficult is it to get an empress deposed? For some reason, the emperor's moods swing wildly between delight and anger. Li Piaopiao cannot figure him out and only wants to leave the palace. The emperor has a harem, after all. He is hardly short of women.
But she has no idea that the emperor she is so determined to escape still remembers the promise they made as children. The consorts are nothing but tools he uses to try desperately to make her jealous.
One day, Eunuch Gao comes sprinting to the bedchamber, drenched in sweat and gasping for breath.
"Y-Your Majesty! The Empress... she's gone to court again with a big belly!"
"Disguised as a man again?"
Eunuch Gao nods vigorously.
The emperor rolls his eyes. "Tsk... Nobody else noticed?"
Eunuch Gao pauses to think, then says delightedly, "The others even patted Her Majesty's belly and praised her for having a belly big enough to hold a boat! They said she must be very broad-minded!"
A spark of fire flashes in the emperor's eyes. Keeping his expression unchanged, he asks, "Which reckless idiot dared touch my royal heir?"
With a month left before the birth, the Empress vanishes from the vast imperial palace. No one sees her alive or dead.
From then on, the emperor's personality changes drastically. Once merely a magnanimous ruler, he becomes a man who holds life and death in his hands and acts on his every whim.
A year later, with wars breaking out everywhere, the emperor finds the Empress at home, playing with their child.
"You are my only Empress."
The Empress places the child in his arms and picks up the sword by the door.
"What are you doing?"
"Putting down the rebellion for you, you useless emperor."
The emperor hands the child back to her and takes the sword from her. "I'll do it."
Reading guide:
A blunt Empress × a straight-laced emperor
Empress: I'll keep insulting you until you depose me, so I can go enjoy life as a rich single woman!
Emperor: Don't be silly!
The harem is full of people who are just there to serve a purpose. The emperor dotes only on the Empress, while the Empress just wants to leave the palace. He chases, she runs, but she can't escape!
Written according to the author's mood. Please don't nitpick historical details.
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Theme: Striving to make your life better
Is it wrong for the copywriter to dress up as a woman?