Taming the New Emperor's Obsession (Girl X Boy)

Coldhearted, dispassionate princess x scheming emperor who acts obedient

Owner x beautiful snake

Yu Yang once kept a dog.

The little dog’s origins were unknown, but he was stunningly beautiful. On the surface he was gentle and obedient, but in private he showed the fangs of a venomous snake.

After she took him in, strange things began happening one after another. People who had once been close to her grew distant, as if they wanted to say something but couldn’t. Even the handsome courtesans she took a second look at would suddenly disappear.

Yu Yang had suspected her “little dog,” but she was someone who enjoyed a thrill. A beautiful snake baring its fangs was even more fun.

Until one day, she saw the only good brother she had left prostrate himself before her “little dog,” calling out, “Long live Your Majesty!”

…Well.

Caught you.

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By day, the heir to the Prince of Zhennan’s title kneels below the steps in the Golden Throne Hall, crying, “Long live the emperor!”

By night, the Son of Heaven kneels before the footstool in the Prince of Zhennan’s residence, begging his mistress to show mercy.

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The hero’s perspective:

Xie Linyuan had always known that Yu Yang didn’t like him.

She treasured the people she truly loved, while he was nothing but a substitute for her to toy with and vent her frustrations on.

But that was all right. He would be very obedient.

Obedient enough that she would forget there were other substitutes.

Obedient enough that she couldn’t live without him.

Until everything slipped beyond his control.

[Reader’s guide]

A self-indulgent kink story, female-led with no reversal, and an unequal relationship.

One enjoys giving, the other enjoys taking. The heroine is genuinely strict, so readers who feel sorry for the hero should proceed with caution!!

Neither lead is perfect. The heroine is cruel, playful, and controlling, and gradually develops a sadistic streak. The hero is pathologically obsessive and deeply calculating. He will try to manipulate his mistress from the submissive position, but he fails.

But the white moonlight really is pure.

Coming soon: I Haven’t Been a Big Shot in Years

A Qi doesn’t remember much. She only knows she owns a restaurant and has a capable, well-regarded young husband whom everyone envies.

News arrives from the capital: Song Huaishu, the overbearing, wicked governor of the Eastern Depot, who could do as she pleased and committed every evil imaginable, is dead. A Qi joins the neighbors in clapping and cheering, but her own young husband looks amused and helpless.

One night, while they are cuddling, A Qi holds her young husband and asks curiously, “What kind of person was Song Huaishu?”

The young man lounges lazily in her arms and answers softly, “The Governor Song did whatever she pleased, brooked no opposition, and took revenge for every slight. Even His Majesty the emperor would be so frightened his legs went weak if she gave him a cold glance.”

A Qi says wistfully, “Sounds just like the kind of person I want to be.”

Her young husband gives her a look that is difficult to describe and shakes his head. “My wife, you wouldn’t want that.”

Later, A Qi recovers her memories and finally understands what that look meant.

…The governor was me all along.

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Later still, the emperor travels incognito and sees A Qi with the young husband behind her. His expression changes dramatically, like a puppy that’s been cruelly abandoned.

“Governor Song, what am I to you?”

A Qi: “…Your Majesty, I haven’t been a big shot in years.”

The Eastern Depot governor’s retirement after faking her death

Female-led romance / multiple male leads / love triangle / lighthearted

Theme: Rather than envy the fish in the depths, go home and weave a net