[20 chapters' worth, or 200,000 words, are already written. The story starts next month. Please add it to your favorites!]
[Honest, timid little bunny x cruel, unhinged Son of Heaven]
Three months after Yi Qingyuan became a princess consort, she attended the ceremony to invest her husband with the title of prince.
Dressed in splendid robes, she stood with the other noble consorts to receive the emperor's favor.
When it was her turn, Emperor Qianning pretended to slip and spilled tea all over the floor.
Looking down at her, Emperor Qianning leisurely told her to change her clothes and come back.
Yi Qingyuan's face turned deathly pale, and her body trembled uncontrollably.
She followed the palace attendants to a side hall, shaking all the way.
As she was halfway out of her clothes, someone suddenly pushed the door open.
The man's face was cold as he approached. His gaze roamed over her without restraint, then he abruptly pressed a hand against her slightly rounded belly.
Yi Qingyuan's scalp prickled. His voice was icy with menace:
"Sister-in-law, carrying my child while marrying someone else... Are you trying to get yourself killed?"
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While traveling incognito, Emperor Qianning spent the night with a woman after a banquet.
He had never been interested in women, but he still considered bringing her into his harem.
He never expected her to be so bold as to flee while carrying the imperial heir.
The emperor sneered. He had searched high and low for her, and now he had finally found her here.
Reader advisories:
1. The heroine has previous sexual experience, the hero does not. One couple, happy ending.
The hero is an entitled, feudal relic: cruel, arrogant, and high-handed, with a vicious tongue that destroys everyone. He's a larger-than-life kind of male lead, and he is instinctively attracted to the heroine.
The heroine is an honest, timid little bunny of a housewife. She's pretty and fragile, but skilled at handcrafts and able to support herself. She knows when to yield, but not often; when she gets stubborn, she can drive the hero crazy.
2. A melodramatic one-night stand + faked death and fleeing while pregnant + identity reveal + a long road to winning her back. A big, messy stew of tropes.
3. It looks like forced marriage and possession on the surface, but it's really a melodramatic, kink-fueled story with a flighty heroine. No dark, twisted angst.
4. This is already version N of the blurb. The initial draft was written on March 18, 2026.
Theme: Live earnestly; sincerity comes first.
