All under heaven belongs to the king.
"The imperial edict has been issued. Do you dare defy it and refuse the marriage?" He was determined to corner her in front of everyone, leaving her no way out and no choice.
"Your Highness is the Crown Prince, The Outcast and above countless others, while I, Jiang Si, am nothing special. I don't deserve you treating me so well."
"Are you really not going to marry me? Think carefully. With anyone else, you won't get a thing. With me, whatever you want, I'll give you."
"I want the imperial throne, yours for the taking. I want your Xiao family's entire realm brought to ruin. I want the power to decide whether the royal clansmen live or die! Will you give me that?"
Theme: Fear neither power nor death.
Can you write a few thousand more words? The kids can't read enough. Please update.