His Majesty Seems to Have Gone Mad

When Jiang Lu was young, she watched her mother suffer at the hands of her grandmother. Knowing how difficult the relationship between a wife and her husband's mother could be, she found herself a husband while she was still a child. Yu Buqing was born into a wealthy family, handsome, and orphaned. Jiang Lu showered the gentle young man with sweet talk until he swore he would marry no one but her in this life. Later, Jiang Lu left the capital with her father, and she and her young fiancé gradually lost touch. When she next heard news of Yu Buqing, she learned he was the emperor's son and had now ascended the throne. . Rumor had it the new emperor was quick-tempered and unpredictable, and Jiang Lu was very uneasy. She couldn't understand how the gentle young man had changed so much, and feared Yu Buqing might bring up their past and add her to his harem of three thousand beauties. Fortunately, Yu Buqing no longer remembered her. Jiang Lu relaxed, until one day at a palace banquet she accidentally entered a side hall and saw a memorial tablet carefully tended by someone. It read: Memorial Tablet for My Beloved Wife, Jiang Shi Jiaojiao. Jiang Lu suddenly remembered that, when she was young, she'd given herself the private pet name Jiaojiao to coax Yu Buqing into treating her well. They hadn't lost touch because they lived far apart. She'd simply found a better prospect and sent Yu Buqing a letter in her brother's name, claiming she was dead. . When Yu Buqing was twelve, his adoptive parents had just passed away. A little girl latched onto him, making him play and eat with her, and even forced him to swear he would cherish her all his life and stay by her through life and death. Yu Buqing was thoroughly fed up with her. Later, when the little girl died of illness, he was delighted and had fireworks set off all night across the city. Then he sank into depression for three days and three nights. Years later, when they met again, Yu Buqing saw the proper, gentle Jiang Lu with her fiancé. Remembering everything that had happened, he waved a hand and had her brought into the palace. Yu Buqing: “My beloved consort, the empress possessed you again last night and came to visit me.” Jiang Lu: “...” Oh no. His Majesty seemed to have gone mad. 1. One-on-one romance, both leads are virgins. 2. Entirely fictional setting. Theme: Love has no end.