The Emperor Hasn't Died Today Either

Temporarily on hiatus, but I'll keep writing later, so don't worry, I won't leave it unfinished 23333 Qiao Zhiyi, daughter of a sixth-rank official in the Court of Imperial Sacrifices, one day suddenly receives an imperial decree naming her empress. However, everyone in the capital knows the emperor is a sickly man, bedridden and chronically ill, the sort who can't get out of bed for twenty-five days in a month. Her family all feel sorry for her, but Qiao Zhiyi starts making plans of her own. If the emperor dies in a year or two... she can become the Empress Dowager, the most honored woman under heaven, without having to serve a husband. Wouldn't that be the life? So even before the wedding, Qiao Zhiyi starts counting the days and keeping track of how long the emperor has lived. On her first day in the palace, the emperor does not die. On her second day in the palace, the emperor does not die. On her... day in the palace... After many, many days in the palace, the emperor still hasn't died. Qiao Zhiyi: ... She feels cheated. - Xiao Mingyan ascended the throne at sixteen and has been waiting for the right moment to purge the court. To do so, he has had to pretend to be ill. Later, he marries an empress who looks like a little rabbit, blushes after barely a couple of words, and personally attends to him every day, asking the imperial physicians detailed questions. Xiao Mingyan thinks his little empress must love him dearly, and is afraid for his life. Until one day, he hears her muttering: He didn't die today either. I should add one gold melon seed. Xiao Mingyan finds a whole purse full of gold melon seeds on the empress's dressing table, along with a small note. The note reads: Once this purse is full, I can become the Empress Dowager! Xiao Mingyan: ... He feels cheated. - One-on-one romance. A gloomy, handsome, scheming, devoted male lead x a clever, laid-back female lead pretending to be an innocent little rabbit. Want to fall in love? The kind where you deceive each other. Theme: