The Tyrant's Fussy, Doting Consort

Wen Luo came from the lowest of backgrounds, yet possessed unparalleled beauty. She stayed by Huo Conglang's side for ten years, but when he needed to secure the throne, he offered her to the emperor, Xue Buli, the tyrant feared by all under heaven. This was a tyrant who killed people, drank their blood, then boiled them into soup to feed to dogs. After entering the palace, Wen Luo became the emperor's most favored consort. She dutifully played the role of a bewitching concubine who clouded the emperor's judgment and corrupted the court, paving the way for Huo Conglang's ascension. On the day Huo Conglang took the throne, claiming the moral high ground, Wen Luo and Xue Buli were beheaded in the marketplace. A rain of rotten vegetables and eggs flew at her, the wicked consort. The person who shielded her in her final moments was Xue Buli. Wen Luo had spent her life as a pawn, enduring cold stares. The last bit of warmth she ever received came from the tyrant. Wen Luo regretted everything. - Reborn, Wen Luo is overjoyed to reunite with the tyrant, but she's also worried. In her previous life, Xue Buli neglected the affairs of state because he doted on her too much. Wen Luo thinks that won't do. She has to make His Majesty work hard to become a good emperor! Didn't Xue Buli like her quiet, gentle, sensible, aloof, and uncompetitive self in her previous life? Then she'll show him her true colors. She'll act up as much as she can, until he gets sick of her. Every day, she's busy causing a fuss in front of him: being unreasonable, losing her temper, giving him the cold shoulder, demanding comfort and cuddles. She asks Xue Buli for the moon and stars, and repeatedly dances on the edge of his patience, practically begging for trouble. After all that, Wen Luo thinks with satisfaction: Surely Xue Buli must be completely turned off by her now? But Xue Buli, reborn too, looks at the little demon consort in his arms, acting spoiled and throwing herself at him, and thinks with glee: There's such a good thing in this world? - Wen Luo is the only warmth in Xue Buli's heart. Reborn, he thinks, this time he has to live well. If he dies, what will happen to his little troublemaker? Become a good emperor who loves his people like his own children and protects the world? Xue Buli has no interest. But if being a good emperor will make his little troublemaker happy, he might as well give it a try. - Later, Xue Buli's favorite thing to do is pick up his little troublemaker, sit her on his shoulders, and point out over the mountains and rivers from a high pavilion. "Look, this is the realm I conquered for you." "A Luo, live however you please." "If you break the heavens, I'll hold them up for you." 1. Both leads are reborn. The male lead is a genius, accomplished in literature and warfare, handsome, and formidable in a fight. He was a foolish ruler in his previous life for a reason: he had no goals in life, until he found one, protecting his little troublemaker. 2. The male lead has a harem, but it's only for show. It's 1v1 from beginning to end, and the harem will be disbanded soon. The male lead is emotionally damaged, and the two leads bring warmth to each other. This is a sweet little story to warm your heart a bit. Theme: Once you have someone you want to protect, your heart grows warm and strong.