Synopsis
Dantai Yan, the only daughter of the Duke of Jin, has just turned sixteen and come of age. It is time for her family to discuss a marriage match.
But when she wakes up one morning, she discovers that she is not only ten years older, but also the empress, and an empress who commands the armies.
Dantai Yan has lost ten years of her memories. With the empress's seal in her left hand and a tiger tally in her right, she is utterly bewildered and more than a little guilty.
The rear palace is empty, the ministers in court denounce her as a jealous woman, her own father keeps urging her to seize the throne, and a hundred thousand frontier troops stand ready at a moment's notice.
Dantai Yan: ...Meep?
She has a feeling this is a mess she cannot afford to get involved in. She packs up her valuables, slings a small bundle over her shoulder, and tries to run, only to be caught before she even makes it out of the palace gate.
The handsome emperor leans against the bedside, his robe partly open and his expression forlorn. "A Yan, why are you leaving? Have I not been good enough?"
[Bonus Scene]
Chu Lin eliminates corrupt officials, pacifies the realm, and appoints worthy ministers. He is a wise ruler beloved by all, with only one flaw in his life: he is afraid of his wife.
The ministers submit a petition: The empress has no children. We request that you take more consorts and ensure the continuation of the imperial line.
Chu Lin shakes his head. "No. The empress is scary."
The ministers submit another petition: The empress is unvirtuous. We request that you depose her.
Chu Lin looks horrified. "No! She's so good at fighting."
Dantai Yan: Then I'm leaving, okay?
Chu Lin smiles ominously. "You dare!"
1. A delicate, beautiful empress heroine (Dantai Yan) x a gentle, scheming emperor hero (Chu Lin)
2. Happy ending, one-on-one romance, both leads' first times, alternate universe, daily updates
3. Sweet romance, doting romance
[My ongoing novel, After the Tyrant Married Me for Good Luck, is updating diligently!]
He Miaomiao is the only daughter of the wealthiest He family. She grew up surrounded by gold and jade, but is so sickly that a gust of wind could knock her over. She coughs every few steps, gasps for breath every few more, and looks pitifully frail.
Her father worries she may not live long, so he carefully searches for a man whose birth chart matches hers, hoping the marriage will bring her good fortune.
The man is pressed down in front of the bed. He Miaomiao opens her dizzy eyes, sees his face, and instantly wakes up.
Isn't this the future tyrant?!
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Lin Zhang has a secret. Born to a noble family, he is enduring hardship and quietly building his strength so that one day he can restore order and reclaim the throne.
But he has hidden his identity too well, and ends up being dragged off to marry someone for good luck.
He Miaomiao also has a secret: in her dreams, she can glimpse other people's futures. She knows that before long, Lin Zhang will be brought back to the palace, dressed in a dark imperial robe and crown, seated on a throne of gold and jade, and given power over the realm. He will become a tyrant in truth.
Everyone who ever bullied him will be punished, and the He family, who forced him into marriage, will be among the first to suffer.
He Miaomiao: ...
The vision of blood splattering is still fresh in her mind. He Miaomiao stares blankly at her husband, whom she married by chance.
Lin Zhang lowers his eyes obediently and offers her the medicine he brewed himself, blowing on it until it cooled. "My lady, drink it while it's warm."
His tone is gentle and earnest, his handsome face faintly flushed. He really looks like a young bride who was kidnapped and forced into marriage.
But He Miaomiao sees clearly that his phoenix eyes are icy cold, without the slightest hint of a smile.
...Waaah, I'm doomed! QAQ!!!
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He Miaomiao decides to ask for a divorce, but after drinking the medicine Lin Zhang made himself, she is immediately able to get up. Just a touch of his slender fingers stops her coughing and gasping for breath.
After their wedding night, He Miaomiao is bouncing around, completely cured of every illness.
She decides she cannot put it off any longer. In the dark, she sneaks into the study, finds the paper and brush hidden there, and quietly writes a divorce agreement.
She has barely written two characters when the gentle, refined man bends down and holds her, taking her hand and firmly blacking out the page.
His clear, mellow voice sounds almost amused. "Trying to run? Too late."
A frail, timid heiress x a cold-hearted, unscrupulous tyrant in the making
One-on-one romance, both leads' first times, doting romance, sweet romance
[Please add my upcoming novel, The Wife Who Stuck by Me, to your reading list!]
*First the heroine suffers, then the hero suffers. The scoundrel husband chases his wife to the crematorium.
When Ruan Yingxue married Li San, he was a cripple, bedridden with severe injuries.
She cared for him day and night for three years, doing everything she could to support their household and help him stand again, until he returned to the battlefield and won great honors.
Li San was appointed an official in the capital, and Ruan Yingxue followed him there to the envy of everyone around them.
Only when their carriage stopped in front of a grand residence did she learn that Li San's real name was Li Zhao, the third son of the Duke of Xu, a man born to wealth and privilege.
The Duke of Xu's household was rich and splendid, its tables laden with delicacies. Li Zhao took it all in stride, but Ruan Yingxue could only blush and hide her hands, raw with chilblains, behind her back.
She studied etiquette and rules every day, carefully critiqued tea whose flavor she could barely make out, and stayed up late reading by lamplight to learn her characters. She thought that one day she might become worthy of him, but instead she saw the ducal residence decked out in festive lights and covered in red silk.
Li Zhao was getting married.
The bride was his childhood sweetheart, the woman he had always cherished. Elegant and refined, she was a perfect match for him in status, and had refused marriage proposals for years to wait for him.
Out of gratitude for their long history, Li Zhao would soon marry her and start a family.
As for Ruan Yingxue...
The marriage contract made it perfectly clear: the man who married her was Li San, a villager, not Li Zhao of the Duke of Xu's household.
With all the formalities complete and the bride soon to arrive, Ruan Yingxue packed her things, took one last look at the plaque over the Duke of Xu's gate, and walked away without looking back.
That's right. Her husband was Li San, a commoner and military household man. He had nothing to do with Li Zhao of the Duke of Xu's household.
Ruan Yingxue simply treated him as dead. Dressed in plain white, she traveled through mountains and rivers, and before long, found love again.
The man was gentle in nature. He did not mind her rough manners or that she was a widow, and the two soon set a wedding date.
But on their wedding night, when he lifted her veil, the face before her belonged to her persistent "late husband."
Theme: Sincerity deserves sincerity.
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After reading so many chapters, the female protagonist has no influence at all in the court, and the same goes for the male protagonist. They started an army from the palace, but there is no support from the old ministers in the court? Even if there are no old ministers, does the old department only have the Xuanwu Army? They don't look like monarchs who rose up in troubled times at all. Instead, they look like collateral royal relatives who were elevated to the throne by powerful ministers because of their bloodline. If they can hold great power in the feudal town, but cannot intimidate Xiao Xiao after sitting on the throne, it can only show that they are very incompetent. These kind of heroes are in troubled times, and they cannot be the holy masters who can calm the world. The role of the Empress Dowager is also very strange. Although she was orthodox before, but the throne was passed to a side branch, her influence was naturally greatly reduced. Unexpectedly, the empress of Ming Xiaozong was forced to death step by step by her adopted son. This emperor has been influenced by such a queen mother for so many years. Even the army has given priority to protecting the queen mother. He has failed so much that I don't know what he has been doing for so many years. The heroine's borrowing of troops this time is even more surprising. Did she carefully analyze the pros and cons? You don't really think that the military talisman is omnipotent, and her tiger talisman belongs to the Xuanwu Army. It would be useless if placed in other armies. Okay, I know this is a romance novel and cannot be taken seriously, but I still can't help but complain that with the heroine's experience, it would have been impossible for her to live like this in any period in history. She is really unbeatable.
Tantai Kuoqiu saw that my fist was hardened, so he just arranged for cremation.
The Xiaoxiang River is cut off, the Wanwei mountains are sloping, the pearls sink and break, and the jade is broken across the city. Just look at the pines and cypresses, and listen to the tombs, thousands of years old, and the singing of pepper flowers. I really like Shangguan Wan'er's epitaph. I didn't expect to see it in the author's place. I'm so happy!!! After seeing the ending, I felt happy and sad at the same time. It would be great if, thousands of years later, Yan Yan's life could be recorded on an epitaph and tell future generations about the life of such a legendary queen who had no one before or since. I think for a person like her, to future generations, she is just the queen of Zhongzong, what a pity! Although they are just characters in the novel, I really hope that they are a pair of equals and independent individuals, instead of Tantaiyan being just the queen of Zhongzong and being spread in the world as a vassal of Zhongzong.
It took a lot of effort to see the author come back, but when I saw this, I couldn't calm down. The heroine has done so much, but the results are not even recorded at all. Qin Liangyu is the only woman in the biographies, but it does not mean that she is the only one recorded. For example, Qin Liangyu's daughter-in-law Zhang Fengyi and Zhang's mother Huo were both recorded because of their ability to fight. Although Yang Zhaoping, a female general in the Southern Song Dynasty, did not leave a name, she was recorded at least, and her combat range can be roughly inferred. In the Ming Dynasty, Ge Nenniang was a poetic prostitute. After the Qing troops entered the customs, she organized women to fight with trapped animals, but it did not have any effect. She was defeated and committed suicide. Her life was also recorded. History books are not limited to the Twenty-Four Histories. Local chronicles, family chronicles, poems and autobiographical letters, including ancient memorials, can all serve as support for investigating the deeds of ancient people. There must be no mention of the heroine. I posted so many times twice, not because I want to be fussy, but because it is rare to see a setting I like, and the surprises are not too big, and it really makes me want to see the ending. I hope you can work hard.
The uncle of the country is catching insects. The queen's father should be called the father of the country.
I didn't expect it! I didn't expect it! My cousin is actually a storyteller?
Xu Songlan is really ignorant, sympathizing with someone who destroyed her family and hurt her life. I don't know which one is more pitiful.
Hahahahahahahaha, I didn't expect it, I didn't expect it to be a book written by Yan Ming!!! Isn't Yanming Yan Yan's little fanboy? He hides it quite deeply.
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