You Would Not See

This novel is also titled Submission.

[Extra chapters are up. Homemade comfort food, but tastes differ. Feel free to drop it if it's not for you, but please don't make personal attacks.]

[Brilliant, proud princess of the imperial capital (emperor) Ming Qingyuan x scheming, ruthless, devoted and restrained powerful official Zhao Shuting]

Blurb:

The schemes were real, and so was the pain of being torn apart, but the love was real too.

I always regarded him as my husband, and I knew him to be a loyal executioner.

An emperor should not be sentimental, but I loved him.

Later, I used him again in the name of love and deceived him, but I still loved him.

Later still, he chose to forgive me, but he no longer wished to see me.

The powerful one bows her head. The humble one bends for love and willingly sinks into the depths.

He serves only as a loyal executioner.

She uses affection to tempt him, and he falls into a sweet trap woven from love and hate. Though he knows it's a trap, he can never pull himself free.

They are each other's closest lovers, and also enemies on opposing sides.

A note before reading: If it's not to your taste, please click away. Thank you.

This is not a strong female lead story. The plot is simple, but the tone isn't light, so proceed with caution!

More plot than romance. Don't read if that bothers you.

The male lead is a hopeless romantic, the kind even his own father can't talk out of it.

Neither lead is perfect, and both have flaws, but they have only ever been with each other, and this is a one-on-one romance.

There is an age gap. The male lead is five years older than the female lead.

The dynasty is fictional, fictional, fictional. The author is terrible at history, so no nitpicking.

The author likes flowery diction. Don't read if that bothers you.

The ending is tragic.

New blurb screenshotted on May 11, 2023.

Theme: Keep a kind heart and look toward the light