I, the Emperor, Am Not Afraid of the Empress

Spoiled, clingy younger cousin * proud emperor, accomplished in both letters and arms

The Crown Prince was raised as a boy from birth. Her father was strict and her mother stern, but luckily, her sweet and gentle younger cousin clung to her every day, bringing a little warmth to her gloomy childhood. As a young Crown Prince, she went off to war for her country and won many military honors. When her father died, she returned to court and ascended the throne. The young emperor devoted herself to her people and never took a consort, yet let her younger cousin run wild in the imperial harem. To conceal the emperor's identity, the Empress Dowager summoned her niece for a private talk and issued an edict arranging her marriage. Knowing the emperor's identity, the cousin was furious and stopped clinging to her as she used to. Because of her identity, the emperor never confides her true feelings or expresses her preferences. She says one thing and means another, coming up with every excuse to seek her out and coax her. Gradually, the cousin realizes she's falling harder and harder for the emperor, and resolves to fix the emperor's bad habits.

Theme: A lighthearted romance