After My Childhood Friend Became a Tyrant

After her parents passed away, Yan Qiaoqiao was taken in by her uncle and became the second young lady of the Ji'an Earl's household. But Yan Qiaoqiao was quiet and reserved, and she hadn't been raised according to the rules for noble young ladies. She barely registered in the household and was occasionally bullied. Luckily, she had a handsome childhood friend back in her hometown, a boy who had grown up with her and treated her well. In his letters, he said that once he had saved up enough for the journey, he would come to the capital to find her. Worried he might never make it, Yan Qiaoqiao worked hard to save money, sending him some every month as she eagerly waited for him. Two years later, her childhood friend arrived just as promised. He led a great army north, sweeping aside all opposition, and successfully took the throne. No one knew that this decisive, fearsome tyrant was the childhood friend Yan Qiaoqiao had known since they were little. Not even Yan Qiaoqiao herself knew. So when the emperor held her in the dark one night, Yan Qiaoqiao struggled and wept. "Your Majesty, I... I already have someone I love. We grew up together..." "I'm about to marry him!" The tall, muscular man behind her paused at her words, then lowered his head to kiss the tears on her cheek and chuckled. "Isn't that even better?" Yan Qiaoqiao: ?... QAQ * At first, everyone in the Ji'an Earl's household thought Yan Qiaoqiao was just a poor, easy-to-bully relative. But later, the only daughter of General Chen, the heir of the foremost noble clan, the wealthiest merchant in Jiangnan, the leading military commanders... All these powerful figures showed Yan Qiaoqiao great affection! At a banquet in the palace, Yan Qiaoqiao even sat in the place closest to the new emperor! She even furrowed her brow slightly, picked up a lotus root ball from her own bowl, and secretly put it into the tyrant's bowl! Everyone was stunned by her reckless behavior. But the new emperor said nothing, merely glancing at her: "?" Yan Qiaoqiao: "Look, it's your favorite." The tyrant silently swallowed the lotus root ball: "..." She was once again claiming something he disliked was his favorite. ★ A quiet, timid, naturally naive beauty × the possessive, jealous tyrant of Southern Liang ★ Childhood sweethearts who love each other; the male lead has no harem, and it's one-on-one from beginning to end Theme: Life needs simple joys