The Grand Princess and Her Female Consort

Yuwen Qing is the last surviving descendant of the Yuwen family, one of Baisheng's four great clans. She was raised as a boy from childhood. Worried that something might happen to her again, her grandmother insisted she give up martial arts and pursue a literary career. Who could have guessed that she would go on to place first in the imperial examinations, only for the emperor to appoint her as his son-in-law with a wave of his brush at the Qionglin Banquet?

The imperial decree arranging her marriage struck Yuwen Qing like a bolt from the blue. Who was the eldest princess? A figure with power over the court, so formidable that even the emperor feared her. If she discovered Yuwen Qing's true identity, her life probably wouldn't be enough to satisfy her wrath.

Yuwen Qing didn't want to die. She just wanted to keep her head down.

On their wedding night, she lifted the eldest princess's veil with hands shaking like a sieve. Xiao Weilan was radiant and bold, like a poisonous poppy so beautiful it was impossible to look away.

Yuwen Qing stammered, "Y-Your Highness, it's getting late. You should... you should go to bed early. I'll sleep outside. It wouldn't be good if I passed my illness on to you."

Xiao Weilan, who had seen her kill the enemy commander with a single thrust of her spear, narrowed her phoenix eyes and watched her performance with interest. "It's our wedding night. Are you sure you want to leave me here alone, Consort?"

Yuwen Qing forcibly suppressed her fear. On one side was her life, and on the other, an order. After much deliberation, she finally climbed onto the bed, trembling, curled up in a corner, and squeezed her eyes shut.

"Is the consort planning to sleep just like that?" Xiao Weilan raised an eyebrow, her voice rising with it.

For some reason, Yuwen Qing heard a strong note of menace in her words. She was immediately on the verge of tears. She was a woman! What could she possibly do?

This was more difficult for her than being asked to give up her life.

Xiao Weilan wouldn't take no for an answer. She looked down at Yuwen Qing and teased her like a little dog. When she grew tired of playing, she simply made the little dog sleep on the floor.

After all, Yuwen Qing was tough as nails. If she got sick, that would save Xiao Weilan the trouble of pretending to be ill. It would be a different sort of favor, too.

Synopsis two

Though Xiao Weilan was an eldest princess, she had a terrible reputation.

She grew up in a den of wolves. Her mother was an empress who had fallen out of favor, so the emperor never loved Xiao Weilan either. In fact, her dear father even seemed to hate her.

Her brothers and sisters were no better. Every one of them wanted her dead. But how could she let them have their way?

She concealed her talents and plotted from behind the scenes, eventually gaining power over the entire court.

Later, her dear younger brother ascended the throne. She became the notorious eldest princess, hated throughout the realm, and a thorn in his side.

The only unexpected variable was probably the timid little consort in her household, who was always putting on an act.

The little consort was fair and pretty, and thought she had hidden herself well. Little did she know that Xiao Weilan had recognized her the moment they met again.

If the consort wanted to pretend, Xiao Weilan would play along.

After a while, Xiao Weilan herself grew tired of it. But her consort came up with a different excuse every day to avoid her, never repeating herself. Xiao Weilan was so angry she laughed.

Did she really think Xiao Weilan was stupid?

So Xiao Weilan had her people tie the consort up in the middle of the night. If she didn't want to live with her, Xiao Weilan would make sure she didn't get her way.

Later, the imperial capital fell, and Xiao Weilan became ruler of all under heaven. Yuwen Qing thought that if she stayed with Xiao Weilan any longer, her identity would eventually be discovered. Then this wouldn't be a simple matter of deceiving the eldest princess. It would be a crime of deceiving the emperor. Besides, once Xiao Weilan became empress, she would surely have no shortage of people to wait on her. Yuwen Qing had no reason to stay. She left a letter of divorce and began packing to run away.

But before she could leave, Xiao Weilan cornered her in the bedchamber and tossed her onto the bed.

"Qing'er, are you going to abandon me after having your way with me? Abandon me and our child?"

At those words, Yuwen Qing froze on the spot. She was innocent! She was a woman, so how could she get Xiao Weilan pregnant? And besides, between them...

Yuwen Qing couldn't help recalling that time when they had been drunk.

But hadn't they only kissed that day?

Could a kiss really get someone pregnant?

Reader's guide: Both leads are sexually pure, one-on-one romance, slow burn. There will be some setup early on.

The entire plot serves the relationship between the protagonists.

This is a fictional historical setting. Please don't try to fit it into real history.

Theme: Progress together and support each other