Yuhuaxi

Jie Yu had thought that marrying the eldest legitimate son of the Wei family with a grand bridal procession was nothing more than a means of strengthening her political power. She had never liked him, so she humiliated him at every turn, taking other male attendants to bed in front of him or hurling vicious insults at him.

Jie Yu: "Just look at you. You're ordinary-looking and have an ordinary figure. How could you compare to any of the male attendants in my palace?"

Chi Tan: "...Yes, Your Highness is right."

Jie Yu: "Do you think I like you? If it weren't for my mother's insistence, I wouldn't have married you. I wouldn't even have given you a second glance!"

Chi Tan: "...Yes. Thank you for showing me such favor, my wife."

Jie Yu: (slaps him hard)

Chi Tan: ... (touches his face, without a word)

Jie Yu resigned herself to it, amazed that this young master of the Wei family was so resilient, so meek and yielding, never voicing a single complaint. Then one night, she caught sight of her mute husband crouched alone on the stone steps in the courtyard, crying with eyes as red as a rabbit's. Only then did she realize that Chi Tan was such a gentle, kind-hearted man.

After that, Jie Yu felt a little guilty and thought she should treat her husband better.

Until one day, she saw with her own eyes her gentle husband holding a sword and cutting off someone's head without even blinking.

Chi Tan: "...Your Highness, you're here?"

Jie Yu: Run!!!

Wei Chitan may have lived his whole life for Jie Yu alone.

He had been obedient and well-behaved since childhood, never giving the head of the family anything to worry about. He studied hard and learned proper etiquette, becoming the model man among the noble young men of the Divine Realm.

All he wanted was to stay by Jie Yu's side. He didn't ask her to love him deeply, only to love him for a long time.

When the woman he loved succeeded to the throne and became the most exalted person in the Divine Realm, he should have been made her Phoenix Consort. Instead, with a single edict, Jie Yu demoted him to the lowest position in the palace. All Wei Chitan could do was wait, day after day and year after year, for that woman to come and see him even once.

"Your Highness, please show your humble consort some affection." Wei Chitan clutched a corner of Jie Yu's robe, his eyes brimming with tears, red and swollen.

Reading Guide:

1. The male lead is not the traditionally weak type found in female-dominant romances. He only acts like a little rabbit in front of the female lead.

2. The male lead is strong, on par with the female lead. His height and build match modern beauty standards, and he is taller than her.

3. The female lead is somewhat of a scumbag. Neither of them has been with anyone before, but she will have relations with other men early on. Later, she will reform. 1v1.

4. Male pregnancy. There are many authorial liberties, all included to fulfill the story's needs and the author's preferences. If that's not for you, please drop the story; there's no need to tell me.

Theme: I never thought I would fall in love. From then on, we would share the world's seasons, flowers, and moonlight, lost in love for lifetimes.