The Emperor Is Actually My Lover

Blurb:

On the eve of the palace selection, the legitimate daughter of the Yun family, a candidate for the imperial harem, suddenly disappears. Under immense pressure, Yun Xiao, the least favored of the family's concubine-born daughters, has no choice but to take her sister's place in the selection.

Yun Xiao had a tender, gentle lover. They were just one proposal away from spending their lives together, but to save the Yun family, she had to harden her heart and end their relationship.

On the day she decided to enter the selection, she filled her letter with cruel words, twisting his intentions to make it seem as if he wanted to marry into the Yun family. All she hoped was that he would stop longing for her.

Rumor had it that the new emperor, Ji Shizheng, had the strangest temperament of all the princes. He was ugly, calculating, and moody, and was harder to please than anyone.

When the prospective consorts heard this, they were all miserable and gloomy. They prayed and fasted day after day, hoping they wouldn't be chosen for the palace.

On the day of the selection, Ji Shizheng was indeed impossibly demanding, scrutinizing the candidates one by one and not choosing a single one.

Yun Xiao lowered her head as far as she could, praying the emperor wouldn't notice her.

Just then, Ji Shizheng pointed to her in the crowd. "You. Raise your head."

The voice was strangely familiar. Yun Xiao looked up abruptly and met a pair of sharp phoenix eyes. She froze on the spot.

Someone, please explain: why was her gentle lover sitting on the dragon throne?!

#What do you do after you've loved and abandoned the emperor?

(Gentle, stunning female lead x moody, devoted emperor male lead)

Reader's Guide:

1. Romance-focused, with a fictional setting.

2. One-on-one, happy ending, sweet romance.

2024.10.1

Theme: Love is sincerity.