Becoming His Stepmother

Cui Dongmei, the second daughter of the Marquis of Hejian, was beautiful, bold, and uninhibited. She had everything going for her, except that she was blind to the truth and fell for the Crown Prince, Yang Cong.

Yang Cong was the new emperor's adopted son, but also his only child.

They had known each other since childhood and had made promises, but a few words from other people were enough to undo everything.

Cui Dongmei thought, she was better off without a man like that.

But first, she had to get even!

So she went to the Crown Prince's adoptive father: the battle-hardened general who had pacified the realm years ago, and was now the new emperor, praised by everyone.

Later, the emperor, barely thirty, looked at his empress, who was twelve years younger than him, then at his son standing nearby, watching like a tiger and refusing to give up. He pointed at the sky and shouted:

The empress can only be my empress!

[A Little Scene]

One day, Cui Dongmei got drunk and babbled: "You have to treat me well, got it?"

His Majesty: "Better than anyone else."

Cui Dongmei: "From now on, I have to be your one and only sweetheart."

Reader's Guide:

1. Twelve-year age gap and a significant difference in build.

2. Messy father-son drama.

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Upcoming: Great King, Kneel!

[A fussy little troublemaker and her rugged husband]

The emperor arranged a marriage, pairing Xiao Yannan, a refined young lady from a prominent family in Yubei, with the Prince of Yan.

According to the stories, Xiao Yannan was a peerless beauty, skilled in music, and immensely talented. If she hadn't been born in Yan, no one else would have earned the title of the capital's foremost beauty.

The real Xiao Yannan looked at the imperial decree and cursed, "Heavens, how unfair!"

How could she be a match for the Prince of Yan, that brute and that fool?

So after the wedding, Xiao Yannan made trouble at every turn, trying to make him dislike her a little more each day so she could get a divorce.

Later, that fool carried Xiao Yannan home on his back. He said, "If things don't work out at home, come find me."

In the dead of winter, with snow and wind blocking the road, Xiao Yannan leaned against the fool's back, feeling his warmth, and found her eyes growing damp.

Xiao Yannan regretted it and swore she would find the Prince of Yan again.

But it seemed the prince really wasn't paying her any attention anymore!

As the emperor's eldest son, the Prince of Yan had spent many years fighting bravely to defend the borderlands, earning a glorious record. The emperor occasionally showed him favor and arranged his marriage to Xiao Yannan.

He knew he was a rough man, unworthy of a refined lady like her, so all he could do was let her go. The cold land of Yan, where most of the year was spent enduring the winter, was where he belonged.

But in only a few months, she'd already met three young men as potential matches?

Whether they were suitable or not, he had to snatch her back first.

[A Little Scene]

After making trouble every day,

Xiao Yannan: "Do you hate me a little more today?"

The Prince of Yan, delighted: "My princess really does love me!"

Theme: Live well. After the storm comes the rainbow.