Wang Kou had a dream. In it, after being empress for three years, empress dowager for two, and a princess for four, she was forced to die in a sea of flames. Her miserable life ended at just twenty-three.
When she woke, she suddenly realized that her beloved, the man she had admired from afar, was a wolf in sheep's clothing who would one day destroy her entire clan. Her own father was hell-bent on causing trouble and would eventually bring ruin to the whole family. Neither of them could be trusted. The only person she could count on turned out to be the emperor, who was so sick he was close to death. So her new goal became: don't become a widow.
Ming Xu was taken from his fief to Sheng'an at the age of nine and made emperor. He had no interest in doing his job and wanted only to die and be done with it. Then one day, he noticed that his arrogant empress, who had never gotten along with him, was acting strangely. She had stopped mooning over his down-on-his-luck cousin and was now showering him with attention, reminding him to take his medicine at every meal and urging him to get on with his duties.
At first, he found her noisy and didn't appreciate it. But day after day, as he faced that radiant, lovely face, desire sprang up like grass in the spring, growing wild in the depths of his heart. He wanted more from her, while his empress saw him only as an ally and cared only about keeping her family safe.
The young emperor had never known joy or sorrow, nor had he ever truly seen the world's splendor. Then, on a frigid winter solstice night when he should have been sleeping forever, someone burst in with a fierce gust of wind, and at last, vivid color seeped into his empty life.
Now that she had given him joy and happiness again, how could he possibly be so willing to let her go?
At first, Wang Kou thought Ming Xu was sickly and dull, so cold and aloof he could freeze a person to death. Later, she complained that he was one thing on the surface and another underneath, uninhibited and not the least bit proper.
Ming Xu admitted it without hesitation. "After I met Koukou, I never wanted to be proper again."
At first, he thought she was arrogant, domineering, and used to ordering everyone around. Later, in bed beside her, he came to love the slight furrow of her brow and her half-pouting, half-sulking expression, and the way she called him "A Xu" again and again with her rose-red lips. No amount of love poetry could capture their tender passion.
"I married you because I love you, and I tied the knot because you make me happy. I want to be that kind of husband to you, Koukou."
"I don't like Sheng'an, and I don't covet power. You're all I want."
In this vast mortal world, he had never cared to linger. But because he wanted her, he suddenly found himself looking forward to growing old together.
A spoiled, domineering, extravagantly pampered empress like a flower x a sickly, world-weary emperor who thinks of himself as a tool
※ A sweet story of an emperor and empress who fall in love after an arranged marriage
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The author's writing is good, and there are no bugs in the plot logic. Why is there so few collections and no V? Very recommended.
Without Mingke as a troublemaker, everyone would be happier
A very heart-warming short article, so well written! Wang He's prototype is Wang Mang, haha. I look forward to your future works.
The male protagonist looks like he has asthma. An attack can be fatal. If you don't take good care of yourself, nothing will happen.
It's good-looking. If the author keeps writing, there will be more and more readers.
It's so beautiful! I'm looking forward to the author's next book!
I like the story of Ah Xu and Kou Kou. The ending is full of flowers.
Ah, is such a sweet little story coming to an end so soon? I can't bear to pinch it.
Finished reading it, I like it very much.
No one can say no to Little Sun and Cat