The Emperor Finds His Minister's Wife So Alluring

Blurb: Because she could never have a child, her marriage to Li You was nearing its end. He was a dutiful son. Even though he kept saying he loved her, he still could not go against his mother's wishes. That was why the deliberately staged "chance encounter" took place. Emperor Zhao Mingcheng fell for her at first sight, and from then on, he set his sights on her. After he hinted at his intentions to the Li family, her own husband personally sent her into the imperial palace. Before she climbed into the palace sedan, her mother-in-law's icy stare, everyone's ridicule, and her husband's pallid, haggard face, so full of cowardly evasion, pierced her heart. The pain stayed with her for a long time. At last, she realized how foolish the once-humble version of herself had been. Her heart had long since been wounded beyond repair, chilled to the bone. What did she have left to fear? Yet after accounting for everything, she still never expected that the heart that had nearly died could be warmed by him and set ablaze with desire once more. She had thought Emperor Zhao Mingcheng was nothing but a despicable man taking advantage of her when she was vulnerable. She never expected to find a warmth with him that she had not felt in so long. He treasured her and showered her with affection. The careful way he protected her finally touched her heart. To hold your hand and grow old together. She wanted to believe one last time, to try loving someone again... Additional premise: The heroine knew the hero as a child, and he once saved her, but she mistakenly believed the second male lead had been her rescuer. The heroine and the second male lead are cousins. Their feelings are tangled by a twist of fate: a love triangle with its roles reversed. Currently serializing: "The Tyrant Takes His Sister-in-Law" [New Twisted Blurb] Blurb One: Mu Jun had always resented Mu Zhan for threatening her with their child's life and claiming her for himself. She thought her amnesia would give them a chance to put their grievances behind them. It was only after he beat her son to death with his own hands that she finally woke from her dream. He even claimed he had killed him by accident, in a moment of carelessness. She could not help laughing, a desolate, crazed, and despairing laugh. "Let me tell you, when I abandoned your son, that little bastard, I was overjoyed. But don't blame me. Just as you said, I only killed her by accident back then. Who told him to be so frail? Being born was a disgrace. He never deserved to live in this world!" "I told you to stop talking!" The child was his bottom line. She enraged him completely, and for the first time, he struck her. Perhaps once a man starts hitting you, he will do it endlessly. He seemed to go mad, lashing her body again and again with a whip. "If you won't love me, then I will hate you!" If he could not have her, he would destroy her. Love turning to hate: he gave himself free rein. At the time, she thought he might as well beat her to death. Then she could reunite with her son and escape his coercion and humiliation. "You'd better kill me this time, or you'll regret it." Those words alone made him stop, pulling him back from his frenzy. She really wanted to die, but he could not bear to let her. She tried to kill him for revenge, but in the end, she failed. After she tried to take her own life again and again, he finally allowed her to become a nun. "Do you really think you're so breathtakingly beautiful that I can't live without you?" "Get out! Go! You don't love me, and I don't need your charity. Do you really think I can't live without you? If you want to leave, then leave. I won't try to stop you again. I never want to see you again!" He roared in furious frustration. Watching his lonely, desolate figure disappear, she thought they would never cross paths again. But then he regretted letting her go. Until one night, she woke from a dream and saw Mu Zhan, still haunting her, gazing at her intensely from beside the bed and gently stroking her cheek. Mu Jun could not help crying out. The nights were so lonely and hard to bear. Without love, where could hate come from? It turned out he had never stopped loving her for even a moment. No more holding back. Let the angst hit even harder! Old-school, melodramatic, devastatingly angsty, a sea of hatred and love. An elder-brother-in-law and sister-in-law story, with forced love. The hypermasculine hero aggressively forces himself on the heroine, who is compelled to submit. A devoted, scummy tyrant takes in his amnesiac widowed sister-in-law, the woman he has always loved, under the guise of "kindly offering her shelter" by force. An obsessive, possessive tyrant x a gentle, kind, peerlessly beautiful woman. This story is set in an alternate Northern Qi. The heroine is based on Li Zu'e. The previous two books are catalog numbers 4064087 and 4377831. You can find them in my author collection. Reading them all makes for a smoother experience, though skipping them will hardly affect your understanding of this story. Blurb Two: She was a noblewoman from a distinguished family and the empress of an empire, yet her husband's elder brother forcibly married her, her husband's younger brother claimed her, and all kinds of men coveted and harassed her. They sought to take her by force, using threats and temptations, entangling her in love and hatred and a painful romance. It was all because she was too beautiful and kind, and ended up burdened with debts of passion. Xiao Ziyou: Mu Jun, how about we stay together for our whole lives, just the two of us? Mu Jun, you owe me so much. How will you make up for all these years of pining for you? Mu Cheng: We were betrothed first. Why should Xiao Ziyou get to steal a march on me? Why should the emperor be allowed to take his subject's wife? Just because he is emperor, does that mean he can take the woman someone else loves? Mu Jun, now I'm emperor too. You like emperors, don't you? So why won't you love me? I want you to love me. You were meant to be my wife. Mu Zhan: Sister-in-law, you can't treat people like this. You accepted my help when you needed me, then kicked me aside as soon as you were done with me, discarding me like an old shoe and burning the bridge behind you. Am I some kind of monster? Why are you so afraid of me now? I don't want to be your ninth younger brother. I want to be your husband. I want to be with you day and night, 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 you lost your memory, you spent your days and nights entwined with me. Do you regret it now? Ha! You're in pain? Your pain is not even a fraction of mine. What gives you the right to accuse me? Didn't you also cause our child to die? I killed my brother, seized the throne, took my sister-in-law, and killed my nephew. I did it all for you. Mu Jun, don't even think you can get away from me. Can a peerlessly beautiful woman caught in the bloody slaughter of imperial power find a peaceful ending and redemption? Heroine Li Mujun: Being an empress whose beauty can topple kingdoms is exhausting. I don't want this. One-line blurb: The Prince of Xiang loved her, but the goddess felt nothing for him. A brooding, mad dog who grows more deranged the more he loves. Being an empress whose beauty can topple kingdoms is exhausting. I don't want this. (The heroine is adored by everyone. From birth, she's the hero's beloved. She softens a lunatic with love.) Coming soon: "False Phoenix, False Emperor" Blurb: Everyone says a talented man and a beautiful woman make the perfect match. Wang Wan is the number one beauty of the Great Xia Kingdom, gorgeous enough to topple kingdoms, yet she cannot win the heart of Xie Yu, the most celebrated scholar in the land. She was terribly dejected and could not understand what had gone wrong, so she went to seek advice from Princess Yang Wu. "Sister Awu, I'm so pretty. Why doesn't Brother Yu like me? Does he dislike beautiful women and only like pretty boys?" Otherwise, why would he rather go outing with those refined young noblemen than spend even a little time flying a kite with her? "The way of Heaven is to take from what has too much and give to what has too little. Beautiful women tend to be a little less clever. Wanwan, you're a perfect example. And the more a man has substance, the less he likes a woman who's only beautiful on the outside. A delicate little flower like you has no appeal to Xie Yu." Princess Yang Wu merely looked at her with disdain as she spoke. "Then what should I do?" Wang Wan knew she wasn't clever, but she was eager to improve! She could learn! So she asked anxiously, "Sister Awu, you're so clever. Could you teach me how to become a woman with substance?" Seeing how fixated she was on Xie Yu, Yang Wu's expression darkened a little. But after a moment of silence, he finally answered. "...All right." Later, Wanwan came running back in tears and wiped her eyes in front of him, her voice full of misery. "Waaah... Brother Yu said he doesn't like women who flirt and put on airs like me! He hates me even more now!" She was bawling at the top of her lungs, and Yang Wu, who had been tense, finally breathed a sigh of relief. He took a couple of steps toward her, patted her little head, then drew her into his arms to comfort her. "There, there, Wanwan. That block of wood, Xie Yu, can't appreciate your beauty and sweetness. 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 admiring other men anymore." At that, Wanwan's heart leaped in shock, and she suddenly came to her senses. She glanced at the flat chest in front of her, then looked at him in astonishment. "Sister Awu, you're actually a man!" No wonder he had never had breasts! He was tall, but had developed slowly... She had always thought Yang Wu was simply unusually gifted. She never imagined he really was a man! Yang Wu could only give her a speechless look. "...We've been together every day. I thought you'd have figured it out by now." The crown prince of the current dynasty, Yang Mu, who regularly plays two roles (the haughty, sharp-tongued, cool beauty and elegant lady Yang Wu) x Wang Wan, the pure-hearted number one beauty of the noble clans. Crown Prince Yang Mu has something to say: When I had no choice but to dress as a woman, that beautiful girl with a beautiful heart stole mine. Other people may think she's a silly girl, but in my eyes, she's a woman of great wisdom who seems foolish, the purest and kindest beauty in the land. Mm... That's how, despite being utterly different in temperament, we became "good sisters," then later became a loving married couple... Currently serializing and coming soon. Please add them to your collection. Theme: Even when faced with adversity, one must have a brave and resilient heart.