Everyone around Ming Yi thought she was drop-dead gorgeous, but they still loved to pick out one flaw or another.
If only she were warmer, then she'd truly be a soft, fragrant beauty.
If only her bloodline were purer, then she'd truly be a noble daughter.
If only she were kinder, or smarter, or more ambitious, or less conspicuously beautiful...
Later, Ming Yi's fiance, who had returned to secular life and was senior to her in their clan, ascended the throne.
In public, he was an all-powerful, ambitious ruler. In private, he was willing to be her warm little nest.
"Yi'er, you can only be mine."
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The official histories say, "Emperor Xianzong was aloof and taciturn by nature. Only the disgraced daughter of the old capital could receive his thunderous favor and grace. He made her empress, and they remained devoted to each other until old age."
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The title comes from the line, "Her attendants help her rise, weak and languid; this is the first time she has received the emperor's favor."
Imperial Uncle: A vassal king whose ancestors were sworn brothers with the emperor.
The female lead is a scoundrel, truly awful at being a person. Her original form is a nine-tailed fox, and she transmigrates into a book and starts over from a saved point. (More or less.)
The male lead gets carried away and is reborn a second time. Whether in love or career, he takes the path to the top. A formidable hero, as precious as jade from Kunshan, is in the process of turning dark.
"I want to be a zookeeper" vs. "I want to be your zookeeper."
Eight-year age gap.
P.S. The author is the female lead's own mother!
Mary Sue, love rivals, melodrama, deliberately lowbrow prose, unserious logic, the characters' values don't represent the author's, HE, 1v1, an imagined setting with mixed elements, don't overanalyze.
Theme: Beauty cannot be defeated.
