Liu Che thought he truly was Heaven's chosen one. As a child, his mother and aunt were the most favored women in the imperial harem, making Liu Che the most dazzling little prince of them all. As a teenager, his father forced himself to hold on long enough to give him his coming-of-age ceremony, establishing his undisputed legitimacy as ruler. As a young man, he met Qubing and Zhongqing, and won victory after victory wherever he went.
When he was at the height of his worldly success, he was granted a power no mortal should have been allowed to glimpse: the ability to read minds.
Until he met Le Zhengwu, a female official whose working mood flipped at random between "What's it got to do with me?" and "Well, I'm already here."
From then on, he was set on the path of "So my life was this smooth because I'd have to pay for it later" and "I, the Emperor, did nothing wrong! They're the ones at fault!"
After meeting Huo Qubing, Le Zhengwu kept a composed face, while inwardly muttering that it was such a pity for someone so beautiful to die young.
Liu Che's eyes widened in shock. As a result, Le Zhengwu, a female official originally assigned to the inner palace, took on the additional task of preparing a backup match for the Marquis Champion.
After meeting Liu Ju, Le Zhengwu gained the authority to tutor the Crown Prince. Before the Fengshan sacrifices at Mount Tai, Emperor Wu abruptly adopted a frugal persona, and Le Zhengwu was forced to take charge of the rites.
Le Zhengwu: ...Emperor Wu seems to value me more and more. That should be a good thing, right?
A few days later, she was appointed Minister of Ceremonies, achieving three firsts: the first woman to lead the Son of Heaven in ritual sacrifices, the first woman to attain the highest rank among the Nine Ministers, and the first woman to hold two offices among the Nine Ministers at once.
1. Emperor Wu and the female lead have no feelings beyond those between ruler and subject, at most with a little friendship mixed in.
2. The female lead will not marry, but she will have male favorites. Emperor Wu will give her some, and she'll find others herself.
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