Bo Qing was the beloved pearl of the Prince of Jingyang. Beautiful and cherished, she had already been betrothed to her childhood friend and cousin, Liang Yuanzhen, when the arrival of the regent shattered everything.
Yan Zong was handsome, cold, taciturn, and impossible to read. He had no interest in romance, but circumstances forced him to find a princess consort. With one thing after another driving her into a corner, Bo Qing had no choice but to accept his demand.
After they married, Yan Zong kept Bo Qing under his thumb. He treated her coldly by day and kept her entangled with him all night. In public, he created the illusion that he cherished her, pushing her into the eye of the storm.
On Yan Zong's twenty-seventh birthday, he collapsed from poison in front of a crowd. The Minister of Justice found poison in Bo Qing's room, and she became a prisoner condemned by everyone.
When Yan Zong came to see her, his expression was as cool as ever. "Why aren't you eating?"
Weak and frail, Bo Qing covered her still-flat stomach and turned away, unwilling to look at him.
Later, the man who had always stood above her and ordered her to serve him crouched down, fed her with his own hands, and forced her to drink medicinal porridge.
The night before her execution, Bo Qing was rescued by her brother and fled to a remote border town. Her belly grew day by day.
Not long after news arrived that the new emperor had ascended the throne, the man who should have been seated high on the dragon throne, receiving the court's homage, appeared before Bo Qing.
Without a change in expression, he snapped Liang Yuanzhen's neck, then calmly straightened the clothes of the still-terrified, pitiful woman.
"Look at him one more time, and I'll cut him open so you can get a good look."
Content warnings:
1. Both leads are sexually inexperienced; happy ending; ten-year age gap. The female lead has had a first love. Don't read if that bothers you.
2. The female lead is weak but not stupid. Her situation is frustrating while she's under the male lead's control. Don't read if you dislike that.
3. The male lead is pure in body and mind. He's awful in the beginning (feel free to curse him), then goes through a long, painful process to win his wife back. The second male lead whose neck is snapped is a bad person.
4. The setting is completely fictional. Please don't nitpick.
5. Feel free to discuss the plot rationally. Personal attacks on the author are not welcome. No need to announce your departure.
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"Claiming Jiaojiao"
After her family fell into disgrace, Tan Su was confiscated and sent to the palace. Every day, she stayed by the empress dowager's side, listening to her pray and abstain from meat, praying that her son would mend his ways and temper his brutality, and that the Jin kingdom would enjoy peace, prosperity, and flourishing fortunes.
On the day the rebels reached the city gates, the disheveled tyrant was holding Tan Su in his arms, about to share a tender moment with her.
Interrupted, the tyrant nearly smashed the young eunuch's skull.
The delicate, alluring beauty on the bed spoke up at just the right moment to stop him. With tears in her eyes, she reached out to the tyrant, looking utterly pitiful. "Your Majesty, I'm scared."
The tyrant gripped her chin and kissed her hard. Desire and murderous brutality collided in his dark eyes, making him terrifying to behold.
"I'll be right back."
The tyrant cut off the rebel leader's head and hung it on the city wall.
When the man, clad in black armor and covered in blood, returned to Weiyang Palace, it was already empty. Not a single strand of hair remained.
He set the palace ablaze, along with the letter Tan Su had left behind.
When the tyrant found Tan Su, he gripped her by the throat.
But when the woman cupped her slightly rounded belly and called to him in a timid voice, "Your Majesty," his hand loosened against his will...
Gentle and easygoing x cold-hearted tyrant
Central message: Learn to respect one another
It would be better if the crematorium lasts longer and is more brutal, and the ending doesn't have to be so hasty. After all, I haven't seen enough yet.
No extras? I feel like the chase after my wife's crematorium wasn't very interesting, and it ended very suddenly.
Woohoo, wooooo, no more updates today?
What, another fake crematorium?
Damn, I haven't updated it for several days.
I've been busy with work lately, so I'll probably update around 12pm in the future. Sorry guys.
Yandog's nose is so sharp hahahaha
I just felt that the male protagonist's emotional transformation was a little rushed, but everything else was great.
Although my brother is happy, it is a pity for him and Xiangsi?
I think the author's writing is very delicate, gentle and peaceful. I didn't think the ending was abrupt, I thought it was very natural. I just couldn't bear to see the book end so quickly. This is the first book I bought in Jinjiang. I really want to read the extras of Tuan Tuan or Yuanyuan.