The Emperor Seizes His Minister's Wife

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Blurb: As the losing side in a political struggle, Li Mujun became a deposed empress. Sentenced to lifelong confinement, she lost her freedom forever.

After weathering so many storms, she had come to terms with it. She planned to live quietly with the Buddha for company. But who could have guessed that her former enemy, her younger brother-in-law, had secretly fallen for her long ago without her knowing? The moment he gained power, he couldn't wait to entangle himself with her, unable to hide his burning desire any longer.

Once she learned of his filthy thoughts, she was naturally disgusted and firmly refused his outrageous demands. But later, he became emperor.

Now no one could stop him from pursuing true love! This little madman was desperate to become her CP...

Li Mujun: This is so awful, I want to cry. Tyrant, get lost!

Currently being serialized: The Tyrant Takes His Sister-in-Law (Please add it to your reading list)

She was a noblewoman of a distinguished family and empress of an empire, yet her eldest brother-in-law took her by force, her younger brother-in-law claimed her, and all kinds of men coveted and harassed her, taking what they wanted by force or coercion. Love and hate tangled together in a tragic romance, all because her beauty and kindness had saddled her with a lifetime of romantic entanglements.

Xiao Ziyou:

Mujun, shall we be together, just the two of us, for the rest of our lives?

Mujun, you owe me so much. How will you make up for all these years of longing?

Mu Cheng:

You and I were betrothed first. Why should Xiao Ziyou get to steal a march on me and take his subject's wife? Just because he's emperor, does that mean he can take the person I love?

Mujun, now I'm emperor too. You like emperors, don't you? So why don't you love me?

I want you to love me. You were always meant to be my wife.

Mu Zhan:

Sister-in-law, you can't treat me like this. You accepted my help when you needed me, then kicked me aside and discarded me once you'd used me. Why are you so afraid of me now? Am I a monster?

I don't want to be your ninth brother. I want to be your husband. I want to spend my days and nights with you, have children with you, share a bed in life and a grave in death.

There, don't be afraid. I won't hurt you. Come into My arms. I'm emperor now too, and I can protect you.

Yes, I killed your son! After losing your memory, you spent your days and nights entwined with me. Do you regret it now? Ha! You suffer? Your pain isn't even a fraction of mine. What right do you have to blame Me? Didn't you kill our child too?

I murdered my brother, seized the throne, and killed my nephew. I did it all for you.

Mujun, don't even think about escaping me.

Can this peerless beauty, trapped in a bloody struggle for imperial power, find redemption and a peaceful end?

Heroine Li Mujun: I'm the most beautiful empress in the world, and I don't want to be. I'm exhausted.

Old-school, melodramatic. This story is set in an alternate Northern Qi, and the heroine is based on Li Zu'e.

You can read the first two installments on my author page. Reading them first will make this one flow more smoothly, but it won't affect your understanding of the plot if you skip them.

Coming soon: False Phoenix, False Emperor

Blurb: Everyone speaks of a perfect match between a talented man and a beautiful woman. Yet Wang Wan, the most beautiful woman in the Great Xia, with a face that could topple a kingdom, can't win the heart of Xie Yu, the most celebrated scholar under heaven.

She was miserable and couldn't understand what was wrong, so she went to ask Princess Yang Wu for advice.

"Sister Awu, I'm so pretty, so why doesn't Brother Yu like me? Does he dislike beautiful women and only like pretty boys?"

Otherwise, why would he rather go out on a spring outing with those elegant young noblemen than spend even a little time flying kites with her?

"The Way of Heaven takes from those who have too much and gives to those who have too little. Pretty women tend to be a little dim-witted, and you, Wanwan, are a perfect example. The more cultured a man is, the less he likes women who are nothing but a pretty face. A little flower like you doesn't appeal to Xie Yu," Princess Yang Wu said, looking at her with disdain.

"Then what should I do?"

Wang Wan knew she wasn't clever, but she was eager to improve! She could learn!

Unable to help herself, she asked anxiously, "Sister Awu, you're so clever. Could you teach me how to become a woman of substance?"

Seeing how fixated she was on Xie Yu, Yang Wu's expression darkened. But after a moment's silence, he finally answered.

"...All right."

Later, Wanwan came running back in tears, wiping her eyes in front of him, her voice full of grievance.

"Waaah... Brother Yu said he doesn't like women who put on airs and try to seduce men! He likes me even less now!"

She was crying at the top of her lungs, and Yang Wu, who had been so nervous, finally relaxed.

He stepped forward, stroked her little head, and drew her into his arms to comfort her. "There, there, Wanwan. Xie Yu's a block of wood who can't appreciate your beauty and charm. He's the one with no taste! Let's stop liking him, sweetheart. You're going to marry me someday, so you can't go falling for other men."

Hearing that, Wanwan's heart jolted and she suddenly understood.

She glanced at the flat expanse of his chest, then stared at him in shock. "Sister Awu, you're actually a man!"

No wonder he had never had breasts! He was tall, but had developed slowly... She had always assumed Yang Wu was exceptionally blessed, but it turned out he really was a man!

Yang Wu could only stare at her in exasperation.

"...We're always together. I thought you'd have figured it out by now."

The crown prince of the dynasty, Yang Mu, who plays two roles in his daily life (the arrogant, sharp-tongued, beautiful and icy older sister Yang Wu) × Wang Wan, the good-natured beauty of the foremost aristocratic family

Crown Prince Yang Mu has this to say: When I had no choice but to dress as a woman, that beautiful and kind-hearted girl stole my heart. Others may think she's a silly girl, but to me, she is wise in her own way, pure and kind, the most beautiful woman in the world. Well... despite being complete opposites in temperament, we became "good sisters" and eventually a loving married couple...

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