After Breaking Off the Engagement, I Married My Fiance's Imperial Uncle

A beauty walking on thin ice x A crafty imperial uncle who plans every step

Li Muxue was raised in the palace from childhood as a commandery princess. She grew into a stunning beauty, was personally raised by the empress, and was betrothed to the crown prince. Everyone said she was blessed with good fortune.

But the crown prince loved the chancellor's daughter and never even looked her way.

At a banquet held by the Chancellor's residence, the crown prince made a grand show of sending the chancellor's daughter a birthday gift, declaring that the woman before him would be his only crown princess. Overnight, Li Muxue became the laughingstock of the entire capital.

The noblewomen of the capital envied Li Muxue, an orphan, for being promised to the crown prince. They didn't know that the so-called betrothal was merely a chess piece the empress had placed beside her son, and Li Muxue had no say in the matter.

Her parents had died young, and she lived under someone else's roof. Li Muxue trod carefully through the imperial palace. To outsiders, she lived in luxury; once the palace gates closed, she had stepped into an abyss.

For ten years, she had dreamed of climbing out of that abyss, but no one dared reach out to her.

Until she set her sights on the eleventh imperial uncle, who had returned in glory after pacifying the borderlands.

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Xiao Yuance had guarded the border for years. He had seen countless battles and bloodshed, and corpses strewn across the land. He was a cold-hearted, stone-faced lord of death.

When the emperor fell gravely ill, Xiao Yuance defied the imperial edict and brought his troops back to court. The entire court was shaken, but no one dared impeach him.

One day, a banquet was held at the palace gates. He had no intention of attending, but while passing through the imperial gardens, he came upon a delicate beauty falling into the water.

The crown prince was behaving outrageously, holding the noblewoman he loved as they mocked the beauty for her disgrace, saying she wasn't worthy of being his crown princess.

The beauty rose from the water, her face like a lotus, her features strangely familiar. For the first time, Xiao Yuance felt compassion and stepped in to save her.

Later, the beauty folded herself before him, fragile as a willow, her tearful eyes tugging at his heart.

"My lord, please take pity on me."

He lifted her chin. "If you choose me, there will be no turning back."

So Xiao Yuance swept the beauty into his arms and carried her all the way to the coveted position of empress.

*Eight-year age gap

*Both are each other's first

Theme: Love life, walk hand in hand, and build a beautiful future together