The Empress Has the Emperor's Heart All to Herself

My other novel, Young Empress, is now available. Please add it to your collection!

In her previous life, Shen Yuanjia was used as a stand-in for fifteen years. When the real daughter returned, Shen Yuanjia was poisoned with a cup of wine to make room for her.

Reborn, she takes the initiative to break off her fake engagement. As torrential rain pours down, she knocks on the magnificent palace gates in her finest clothes...

No one knows that Lu Yan, the pitiful and lowly former crown prince in everyone's eyes, is cruel and bloodthirsty to his core, and will eventually kill his own siblings to ascend the throne.

Only Shen Yuanjia knows that the ruthless, cold-blooded emperor of her previous life was infatuated with a woman. He remained chaste for her and left his harem empty. Someone once wandered into his bedchamber by accident and saw it filled with portraits of a beautiful woman, as lovely as a goddess. Her features looked remarkably like Shen Yuanjia's...

Shen Yuanjia knows her place. She entered the palace only to find protection and survive; she could never replace the woman in Lu Yan's heart. To her surprise, after the new emperor ascends the throne and the officials pay their respects, he personally presents the phoenix seal before her, bows reverently, and kisses her eyes. His voice is tender and indulgent: "Yuanyuan, I give you the empire. Are you happy?"

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Lu Yan has a little secret. He was born color-blind and cannot distinguish colors; everything he sees is gray. But one rainy night, a young girl in a red skirt with black hair let him see color for the first time.

From then on, she was the moon in the sky, the snow in his palm, and the only light in his vast, dim world.

A little scene:

One day, a censor petitions the emperor to select consorts. The new emperor flies into a rage and executes him on the spot. Rumors soon spread through the capital that the empress is jealous and wants the emperor all to herself.

That night, beneath warm silk curtains, the empress, radiant as a peony, angrily kicks the satisfied emperor beside her and says, aggrieved, "You ruined my reputation. Explain things to everyone!" She is only a stand-in, after all~

The emperor smiles and gently coaxes her. "All right."

The next day, the new emperor announces by decree: The empress has won my heart. I intend to abolish the harem and give her my exclusive favor.

Also known as The Empress with the Beauty Buff

Reader's Guide:

1. Both leads are each other's first and only. This is a fictional setting. The male lead loves only the female lead in both lives. He loved her without being able to have her in his previous life, but gets his wish in this one.

2. The male lead is technically color-blind. He can see the colors on the female lead, which is basically her golden finger.

New Novel: Young Empress

Zhao Guiyan is a concubine-born daughter of the Duke of Rong's household. Her birth mother died young, and her stepmother treats her harshly, making life at home very difficult. The only one who truly cares for her is her legitimate elder sister, Zhao Qingluan, who is adored by everyone.

When Zhao Qingluan dies in the Fengyi Palace, Zhao Guiyan loses both her mother and her sister in an instant.

She knows her sister did not die a natural death.

The Zhao family has lost its empress and must choose another woman to enter the palace. Zhao Guiyan kneels in the snow for three days and nights, and at last, she gets her chance.

Emperor Jinghe ascended the throne as a young man. In his fifteen years of rule, the land has been peaceful and prosperous, and he has ushered in the golden age of Great Wei. He is dignified and proper, deep-thinking, and well versed in the art of ruling. He has never favored any consort, and is praised by all as the perfect emperor.

One day, a young empress arrives at the palace. She is naive and pampered, and her adoration for him is so abundant it seems ready to spill from her eyes and heart. Little by little, he breaks his own rules and grants her unparalleled favor.

Later, Cheng Jingyi learns that it was all a facade. Eyes red and blazing with fury, he demands, "Did you ever love me at all?"

1. The leads have a fifteen-year age gap. He's a fatherly boyfriend type.

2. The male lead is an emperor, a special occupation. Please understand that he is not a virgin.

Theme: Women should respect and love themselves and never back down in the face of adversity. That's how they can find love and respect.