The Mad Emperor Took Me by Force

Blurb:

Everyone knows the Imperial Consort was once a lowly, uncouth peasant girl. She saved the injured Emperor, earning the glory she enjoys today.

She was favored for years and lived in splendor, but in the end, she and the Emperor were torn apart by heartbreak.

Chen Baoyao was that Imperial Consort.

But the truth is, she hates trouble and runs whenever she sees someone. Who could have guessed that he would cling to the hem of her clothes with all his strength, refusing to let go...

Chen Baoyao grumbled as she took in a fallen nobleman, hoping to get something out of it.

When she got nothing, she coldly abandoned him and ran off to look for her brother.

Retribution came swiftly.

The gentle, handsome young noble from before returned with an army, sharpening his blades as he came for her.

She was afraid to die, so she fell to her knees and begged for mercy. When she looked up, the once-gentle gentleman was staring at her with contempt and disgust.

Right in front of Chen Baoyao, he turned the peaceful mountain village into a river of blood. With a soft laugh, he took her clammy hand as he always had, intent on crushing this ungrateful woman beneath his feet and humiliating her.

Only after entering the palace did Baoyao learn that he was the mad new Emperor, who had killed his father and brother, leaving a river of blood and countless corpses beneath the throne.

Luckily, Baoyao survived. She lived in fear by his side, exhausted in both body and mind.

A madman was impossible to reason with. To keep her trapped, the Emperor resorted to despicable methods, and she was forced to become his Imperial Consort.

On the imperial consort's couch, Chen Baoyao wept until she could barely breathe, desperately asking the Emperor if he loved her.

The Emperor, who had once spoken cruelly to her, wiped away her tears and softly called her, "My Consort."

Blurb from the male lead's perspective:

Zhao Yanli hated those humiliating days when he had begged her, and resented even more that she had casually abandoned him.

From then on, she would never escape his control. His Imperial Consort would be his forever.

[This is probably a melodramatic story about a rabid dog who, after being abandoned by the heroine, both loves and hates her, and takes her by force.]

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Theme: Taking off the mask and returning to your true self