After Our Divorce, My Ex-Husband Became Emperor

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[Rekindled romance]

When Cheng Jiaojiao, the little princess of Shuzhou, married into Huaizhou, Yan Jie was an unknown young officer from the ranks. The couple were at odds, and a year later Huaizhou was on the brink of collapse. Cheng Jiaojiao pretended to be gravely ill and left behind a letter of divorce.

That same year, Prince Ning married a new queen.

Fortunes change. Three years later, Yan Jie crushed Ningzhou and personally shot an arrow through Prince Ning's head.

The deposed queen, Cheng Jiaojiao, became the laughingstock of the realm overnight.

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Neither of Cheng Jiaojiao's two marriages was her own choice. Later, all she wanted was to follow her heart and go home to live as a carefree, wealthy woman.

But even after she lost her status, scheming people still treated her as a pawn, sending her off once more to curry favor with the new emperor.

People lamented, "The new emperor is ruthless... He probably won't even leave her whole corpse."

When they met again, the man's gaze was icy. He must have hated her to the core.

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The man gripped her chin, his voice as cold as the dead of winter. "Miss Cheng, you're certainly good at bending with the wind. What excuse are you going to come up with this time?"

Cheng Jiaojiao's face was pale, and her tears fell like beads from a broken string, hot against the web of his thumb.

"If Your Majesty hates me so much, why not just stay away? Why come here every day just to give me the cold shoulder?"

Give her the cold shoulder?

The sinister, ruthless emperor stared wordlessly at the finest palace, the most exquisite jewelry and clothes...

He wiped away her tears, finally fumbling with helplessness.

"Cry, cry, cry. All you know how to do is cry... Where did that sharp tongue you used to insult me go?!"

His thumb was rough, and he wiped her tears with a touch of cruelty, pressing a little too hard. Yet his voice was soft and yielding.

"This time... stay by my side, and stay for good."

[Little scene]

Much later, Cheng Jiaojiao happens upon The Emperor's Personal Notes:

Seventh month: Attack Ningzhou, kill that dog He.

Eighth month: Attack Ningzhou, kill that dog He.

Ninth month: Attack Ningzhou, kill that dog He.

Third month: Finally got Mai Mai back.

Power means nothing, but she is wonderful.

P.S.:

1. Set in a fictional world. At heart, this is a sweet little romance. There was a reason the heroine married twice back then. Both leads are each other's only partners.

2. The blurb was revised based on the outline and main story. Everything in the blurb appears in the story, but there is context behind it all. The main story takes precedence.

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Coming soon: The Bride Marries Again

[Roguish brute x beautiful young woman]

"Listen to Granny. You've already been divorced, so stop being picky. That butcher is half-dead. Give him an heir, and you'll live a wealthy life afterward. You're not a maiden anymore, so what's there to be afraid of..."

After Huang Tao was divorced, her family wanted nothing to do with her. When her wicked grandmother drugged her, she heard these words through a haze.

But she refused to accept her fate and stumbled out of the Huang household.

As luck would have it, after an accident, the Jiang family took an interest in her.

Both matches were meant to bring good luck. One was a fat butcher on the verge of death, while the other was at least a well-known jailer in town.

Huang Tao chose the latter without hesitation.

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At first.

On their wedding night, Huang Tao helped the man wash and loosened his trousers, but he grabbed her hand. His voice was cold. "The old lady may be old-fashioned, but I have no interest in this. Behave yourself and keep to your place."

Huang Tao was delighted inside, though she kept her expression neutral. "If my husband doesn't want me, I won't impose."

Later...

Jiang Ye speaks carefully, his tone ingratiating. "Wife, in these troubled times, your husband can take up arms and kill enemies. At home, I'll follow your lead! A husband follows his wife. If you tell me to go east, I won't go west. If you tell me to beat the dog, I won't chase the chicken! Think I can come back to our room tonight...?"

When Huang Tao was divorced, she felt no sorrow at all. She took a hefty sum from her first husband. When she married a second time, she didn't waste a moment blaming fate. She kept her wits about her and carved out a way forward for herself.

She started out as a pearl diver, then became a country girl and a lady of rank. She knew peaceful days and exile. Her life was not wasted.

She was never a delicate young lady, and she had plenty of strength and means at her disposal.

Theme: Independence and self-love