The New Empress

The old emperor passed away, leaving his most beloved Third Prince to ascend the throne.

The Third Prince was handsome and refined, a man of extraordinary elegance. Unfortunately, he had taken up the ascetic path of denying worldly desires when he was young, and had long since severed his ties to the mortal world, giving up all seven emotions and six desires.

As a result, two years into his reign, he still had not taken a single woman into his harem.

The ministers repeatedly urged him to choose an empress.

The new emperor was displeased. Ignoring their objections, he selected several young men from the imperial clan and took them in as royal brothers, intending to educate them.

He simply wanted to pass on the throne as soon as possible, then retire to a quiet life in the countryside.

The ministers were beside themselves with worry over this.

One day, the emperor visited a temple. Through the haze of pouring rain, he encountered a young woman.

She had a gentle, graceful bearing and held a paper umbrella as she emerged from the misty spring rain.

Her brocade garments were clearly expensive, marking her as the daughter of a distinguished family.

The two took shelter from the rain beneath a covered walkway.

As the emperor gazed out at the rain, he recalled seeing this woman in a dream

Rain beat against the western window. Her long, dark hair, black as ink, fell over her shoulders as she leaned gracefully against her husband’s knee. She raised her glimmering dark eyes and confided that her husband treated her poorly.

Everything in the dream felt like a memory from a past life.

Not long after returning from the temple, the cold and dispassionate emperor learned the truth:

She was his younger brother’s betrothed.

The second daughter of the Yuan family was as beautiful as peach blossoms, her loveliness unmatched.

Yet because she had spent part of her childhood wandering far from home, she had missed out on much of the education in etiquette and literature. So after classes at the academy, the emperor often kept her behind and summoned her to his side to teach her.

The emperor was usually aloof, heartless, and exceptionally strict.

At first, Yuan Zhaolu assumed, as everyone else did, that the emperor disliked and disapproved of her.

But later, inside a cave on the hunting grounds

Outside, there was a commotion of panicked hoofbeats. Her betrothed was just beyond the cave entrance.

In the secluded cave, he pinned her against the stone wall.

“Your younger sister-in-law is terribly disobedient. You can’t even do your lessons properly, so I have to teach you myself.”

The emperor, usually so cold and abstinent, held her restless hands. Like an elegant lion lowering its head before her, he dropped his gaze and kissed her wrist.

He raised his eyes, his gaze like a hook, and kissed her until her wrist trembled.

He was seducing her.

“Have you decided how you’re going to repay me yet?”

“Rather than be my younger brother’s wife, why not become the empress of the realm?”

1. A story about an iron tree finally blossoming.

2. A lofty, untouchable beauty turns into a homewrecker for love.

3. The heroine begins as a slave who has been separated from her family. She soon discovers her true origins, regains her status, and sets the main marriage plot in motion.

4. A seemingly delicate heroine who is secretly ruthless, takes revenge without hesitation, and has a dark side VS a cold, decisive ruler who is as untouchable as a lofty flower.

Several completed novels by the author are available:

1. “Unwilling to Leave Spring Mountain”: Young General X Noblewoman from a Great Family [Mutual devotion]

2. “Jiao Luan”: Untouchable Crown Prince X Beautiful Imperial Sister [False siblings, forceful pursuit]

3. “Spring Day in the Forbidden Court”: Powerful Regent X Delicate but Unyielding Empress [Childhood sweethearts, rekindled love, forceful pursuit]

4. “A Guide to Raising Your Archrival”: Super-strong sweet girl vs. handsome, strong, tragic husband material [Archrivals, xianxia]

Coming Soon 1, “After the Cold-Hearted Daoist Brother Becomes a Wanton”: A lofty, untouchable brother transforms into a chaste wanton who seduces his younger sister

Shu Qianzhu woke up with no memories, dressed in a bright red wedding gown and sitting in a room. She vaguely remembered that she had married not long ago to a warlord who commanded troops in the region, and the servants all called her Madam Marquis.

Not long afterward, a young man returned from outside the manor. He wore silver armor and was as handsome and graceful as a jade tree, radiating charm and brilliance.

His subordinates came forward to report to him, addressing him as “Marquis.”

Shu Qianzhu had no memory of him at all. Awkward beneath his gaze, she thought she should at least avoid making things worse, so she smiled and called him “husband.”

He looked at her, his expression slightly complicated: …

Shu Qianzhu soon accepted her new identity.

By day, she visited her husband’s military camp to inspect their troops, leafed through military manuals, and looked into their provisions.

At night, she went to find her husband and sleep with him.

But why did her husband keep refusing her? Never mind.

She had already seen him naked, and they had done everything except sleep together.

His physique, his looks, and his proud, aloof personality all met her exacting standards.

He really did stir a person’s desire to conquer.

But the servants’ looks grew stranger and stranger…

Everything went just as Shu Qianzhu had imagined. Her husband was young and handsome, their army was thriving, and the situation on the battlefield was growing clearer by the day.

No matter how proud a man was, he would have to lower his head eventually under her relentless advances.

The servants only saw the Marquis arguing with a woman, who then stormed off.

Their Marquis had always been the darling of heaven, surrounded by admiration. Yet now, with a cold expression, he lowered his head to coax her.

That very night, as the bed curtains fell and the candlelight flickered, the room filled with passion…

Someone hurried in to report that the enemy Marquis had sent an arrow letter to the manor.

Helan Ying threw on his robe, got out of bed, and unfolded the letter.

It read:

“Helan, you scoundrel! The theft of my wife is a debt I’ll never forgive!”

“My beloved wife, I miss you dearly. Are you well under the control of that Helan bandit? It was my fault for failing to protect you. One day, I’ll take that little thief’s head and bring you home, so you’ll never suffer humiliation again!”

Shu Qianzhu: ?

At last, she remembered. She was actually the wife of another Marquis.

The realm was in turmoil, and as she traveled to marry into an alliance, an insider in her household had set a trap for her party. Bandits attacked, and she fled alone, tumbling down a hillside. Helan Ying, who happened to be passing by with his troops, rescued her.

At the end of the dynasty, warlords rose up everywhere. Helan Ying was one of them, a young man who controlled the Guanzhong and Longxi regions and was the sharpest sword in this chaotic age.

Once the truth came out, Shu Qianzhu left that very night, leaving behind a letter condemning Helan Ying for keeping her in the dark and calling him utterly despicable.

Before long, the whole realm knew that the day after the younger daughter of the Shu family left, Helan Ying rode a thousand miles to pursue his enemy’s wife.

Helan Ying:

At first: I have no interest in other men’s wives. I’m not going to fall for my enemy’s wife. The realm is still unsettled, bandits are everywhere, and it’s not the time to start a family.

Later: An enemy’s wife is an enemy’s wife. There’s absolutely no way she could become my wife. If she became my wife, I couldn’t look her in the eye so frankly anymore. If she became my wife, we could only cuddle under the covers at night and sink into a bed of desire and love. So another man’s wife can only be my wife. Oh, no, I mean, my wife can only be another man’s wife… Sorry, I mean… another man’s wife…

Now: I think we can get things in order and get married.

1. A beautiful, haughty young lady VS a dashing young Marquis.

2. The final line is a playful adaptation.

Theme: Follow your heart and pursue true love