March 6, 2022: abduction and possession, forced love*
That night, countless soldiers stormed the imperial city, their cries of slaughter shaking the heavens.
Zhou Ruoyao, imprisoned in the palace for many years, knelt on the floor. Before her sat a single cup of poisoned wine.
The emperor lifted her chin, his voice gentle. "I can't rest easy leaving you alive on your own."
The poisoned wine slid down her throat. Pain crossed her beautiful face as her breathing grew faint.
"Who has rebelled?" was all she had time to ask.
"Prince Huai of the commandery, Lu Qusheng."
When Zhou Ruoyao opened her eyes again, she had returned to the time before the palace coup.
The officials at the banquet chatted and laughed.
Her gaze went straight to a man below.
He sat upright, his figure tall and straight. He lifted his eyes to look at her and gave her a faint smile, elegant and charming.
She trembled with excitement. This was her only way out of the palace.
After the banquet, Lu Qusheng often lay awake, tossing and turning.
In his dreams and when he was awake, all he saw was the woman beside the emperor, those damp eyes gazing at him with concealed hope.
And the earring she had deliberately left beside him.
He rubbed the delicate earring in his palm for a moment, then clenched his hand tight and couldn't help but sneer.
He would simply take her for himself.
Note: The female lead has had previous partners; the male lead is a virgin. Forced love. The male lead usurps the throne.
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