Wei Yun was a fierce warrior, brutal, bloodthirsty, ruthless, and cruel. He had seized the throne by usurping the dynasty.
After ascending the throne, he followed his military advisor's recommendation and made friends with the great clans, taking Yuan Chuxue, the legitimate daughter of a Hanlin Academy scholar, as his empress.
To do so, he even broke up Yuan Chuxue's previous engagement.
Wei Yun had always thought his empress was beautiful, graceful, virtuous, and devoted to him. In the depths of winter, his delicate wife would wash her hands and prepare a meal for him, her fair hands turning red from the cold water.
Then he was attacked and injured his head. He gained the ability to read minds and could hear his empress's thoughts.
He summoned her to his bedchamber. Her fair face was full of shyness as she gazed at him adoringly, but in her heart she thought:
[If I weren't afraid he'd slaughter my whole family, I wouldn't bother putting up with him.]
He taught her archery and martial arts. She cooperated wholeheartedly, her face full of admiration, but in her heart she thought:
[So crude. Who likes this?]
Wei Yun put up with all of that, until one day, when the Junior Minister of the Court of Judicial Review came to see him. The empress, seated beside him, wore an expressionless face, but in her heart she thought:
[Young Master Nian... If this dog emperor hadn't forced me to marry him, I'd have married you long ago.]
Wei Yun: !!
This was more than he could endure!
[The empress doesn't love me. What should I do? Asking online, urgent...]
1. The male lead is a bastard. Expect coercive love and outrageous melodrama.
2. Both leads are virgins. The male lead is seven years older than the female lead.
3. At its heart, this is still a story about a husband trying to win back his wife. The female lead will run away, and might be pregnant when she does.
Theme: Spouses should be honest with each other.
