A Thousand Years for the Noble Consort

Wen Xuan has been a sickly beauty since childhood. When she comes of age at fifteen, her family hires a fortune-teller to read her fate. The fortune-teller says that with a constitution as yin-heavy as hers, simply surviving until now is a blessing from heaven. Unless she immediately finds someone with a pure yang constitution and spends day and night with him, she may not live another three years. The Wen family believes him. And when they think of someone with a pure yang constitution, they all think of the man seated in the Golden Throne Hall. Wen Xuan follows her family's instructions. After entering the palace, she clings to the young emperor whenever she has a spare moment. When he reviews memorials in the Imperial Study, she brings him snacks and keeps him company. When he goes horseback riding at the racetrack, she tries every trick she can think of to go along and watches him gallop freely. When he feeds the fish by the pond, she prepares more than ten kinds of fish food in advance and asks which one he wants to use. When he wants to spend the night alone in the Imperial Study, Wen Xuan cries and pleads, “Have I done something wrong, Your Majesty? Have I upset you?” The young emperor says, “Not exactly...” Noble Consort Wen asks, “Then why don't you want to stay with me tonight, Your Majesty?” The young emperor says, “The imperial physicians say your health is poor, so you shouldn't have sex for the next few years...” Noble Consort Wen says, “I know. I only want you to stay with me.” The young emperor says, “...But I'm a healthy man in his prime!” The young emperor has always believed that his noble consort loves him dearly. She's spoiled, but not unreasonable. She's considerate and beautiful, and she likes sticking close to him. Naturally, he doesn't mind indulging her and making her the only mistress of the imperial harem, with all his favor focused on her. Until one day, realizing she hasn't left the palace to visit her family in a long time, he decides that since he's free, he might as well accompany her to the Grand Tutor's residence. But by chance, he overhears her talking to a maid by the wall... “Her Highness spends every day with His Majesty lately, and she really does look much healthier!” “Right? I think so too!” “So that Taoist was right after all. If Her Highness spends a few more years with His Majesty, she'll be radiant and full of life again!” Leaning against the wall, the young emperor falls into thought. So... am I just medicine to her? #Not a palace-intrigue story, just a sweet little tale of love after marriage! #One-on-one, happy ending #Do you love me, or do you love your medicine? Blurb written 2023/03/02 Here's a preview of my next extra-sweet novel “Commandery Princess Mingyi” Mingyi is a commandery princess of the Great Zhou dynasty. Orphaned at a young age, with her parents and brothers all dead, she is raised by the Empress Dowager. The Empress Dowager cherishes and cares for Mingyi, and can't bear to part with her. To keep Mingyi by her side for as long as possible, the Empress Dowager gives the girl a carefully chosen marriage when she comes of age: She is to marry the sickly heir of the Duke of Rong's household. The imperial physicians have long predicted that this heir won't live more than three years. Once Mingyi marries him, she will soon be able to return to the Empress Dowager's side. Lu Simang is the heir of the Duke of Rong's household. He has been frail and sickly since childhood, and his condition keeps worsening despite there being no cure. On his coming-of-age day, the imperial physicians declare that he probably won't live more than three years. Thinking that this is simply how his life will go, Lu Simang has no ambition to make a name for himself and no plans to marry and ruin some good girl's life. But when he is twenty-one, the Empress Dowager arranges a marriage for him: He is to marry Commandery Princess Mingyi, celebrated throughout Shengjing and adored by everyone. Lu Simang understands that the Empress Dowager can't bear to part with her precious girl, so she's using him as a stepping stone, waiting for him to die so she can bring Mingyi back to the palace and let her live in comfort. Lu Simang takes it in stride. Since he's nearing death, he might as well be of some use to the girl. Thinking it isn't a bad deal, he happily accepts the marriage. But who could have guessed that after he marries Commandery Princess Mingyi, his health will improve day by day? Huh? Could this Commandery Princess Mingyi be the medicine he needs? Mingyi follows the Empress Dowager's instructions. After marrying Lu Simang, she simply eats well, enjoys herself, and waits for her husband to die. Then she can return to the palace and live comfortably for the rest of her life. But things don't seem to be going as she expected... She waits and waits at the Duke of Rong's residence. Year after year goes by, but instead of hearing that Lu Simang's health is failing, she sees him becoming fitter and stronger... Mingyi is completely baffled. Was this man pretending to be sick all along, or did he suddenly obtain some miraculous elixir? This makes no sense at all! Even more incomprehensibly, Mingyi thinks... this man isn't so bad. She doesn't really need him to die... #Sweet love after marriage #A very, very sweet romance #This time, the heroine is the hero's medicine! #First version of blurb written 2025/7/9 #Revised 2025/9/24, screenshots of both versions are available Theme: Love requires honesty from both sides