Forced to Marry the New Emperor

Fu Ying, the adopted daughter of the Prince of Qi, was raised as a princess and was stunningly beautiful. Wei Shenzhi, the crown prince's study companion, had once helped her, and she had loved him since childhood, doing everything she could to win his heart. But just as she was about to get what she wanted and marry Wei Shenzhi, she mysteriously disappeared.

Not long afterward, the emperor died, and the throne passed to the crown prince, Jiang Jian'an.

The emperor's final edict stipulated that the new emperor must marry Fu Ying and make her empress.

In the first year of Jinghong, the new emperor ascended the throne.

Fu Ying was confined to her chambers for half a year, despite her status as empress.

That night, the new emperor finally set foot in her chambers again after a long absence.

Fu Ying backed away anxiously and asked in disbelief, "Did Your Majesty alter the final edict? Why are you treating me this way?"

The man gave a bleak smile and pinched her chin with icy fingers. "I warned you before. You should never have provoked me or used me."

[The Male Lead]

Everyone knew that Crown Prince Jiang Jian'an was pure and refined, like a white crane among the clouds, and that he was especially indulgent toward Princess Jiale.

The crown prince was most gratified by Fu Ying's dependence on him and her undisguised preference for him. Though he never showed it on his face, it warmed his heart immensely.

But when he learned that it had all been an act Fu Ying put on to get close to someone else, he understood that this mutual affection had only ever been one-sided.

In the dark of night, in her chambers.

Jiang Jian'an appeared silently, standing beside the bed as he scrutinized the sleeping beauty with a sinister gaze.

[The Female Lead]

Fu Ying was adopted by the Prince of Qi as a child. Because she was a foundling, people in the palace looked down on her in secret. All she could do was constantly ingratiate herself with the Crown Prince, the gentleman everyone admired, hoping to win his affection and earn the respect of others.

Fu Ying revered the crown prince above all. She couldn't help thinking that he was an upright man, and that helping her find a suitable husband hardly counted as using him.

But then she was confined in the palace.

That night, as the candlelight flickered, she tearfully begged the new emperor to spare Wei Shenzhi.

The new emperor parted his cold lips. "Then let's see how far my empress is willing to go."

Fu Ying swallowed her humiliation and slowly moved closer, her sweet voice trembling as she stood before him. But when she suddenly met his cold, clear eyes, she realized what kind of madman she had provoked.

[Reading Guide]

* The female lead really does have an ulterior motive for getting close to the male lead.

* One-on-one romance, both leads sexually inexperienced, childhood friends, and the aloof high-and-mighty type turns dark.

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