Has the Fallen Emperor Restored His Kingdom Today?

Zhao Lingyin and Li Chengfeng had never gotten along.

Zhao Lingyin thought Li Chengfeng was a spineless emperor with no ambition. If his ancestors hadn't picked such a good burial site, he wouldn't even be qualified to butcher pigs.

Li Chengfeng thought Zhao Lingyin was a sham noblewoman with no manners or substance. If her father hadn't been a capable man, she wouldn't even be good enough to stoke a fire.

On their wedding night, they came to blows and turned the place upside down.

But less than a year later, their army was defeated and the city fell. Li Chengfeng lost his throne, Zhao Lingyin lost her position as empress, and both of them ended up on wanted posters. They fled from place to place, one living a life worse than a pig butcher's, the other worse than a kitchen maid's...

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1.

Li Chengfeng kicked the battered wooden basin in front of Zhao Lingyin. "Get up. My woman isn't allowed to do this kind of rough work."

"You're hallucinating from hunger!" Zhao Lingyin raised her fist and swung it toward...

Li Chengfeng rolled up his sleeves and sat down on a little stool.

Zhao Lingyin: ..."You're finally acting like a man."

Li Chengfeng gritted his teeth. "Once I reclaim my throne, you'll be the first one I get rid of."

Zhao Lingyin gave a cold laugh. "Reclaim your throne? Try filling your stomach first."

2.

"Lingyin, once I reclaim my throne, I'll let you rule the country alongside me."

Zhao Lingyin felt his forehead. "Was there something poisonous in the leftovers we picked up today?"

"I'm serious."

"Sure you are. You can have anything in your dreams."

Li Chengfeng: ...Once I reclaim my throne, I really will let you...

Zhao Lingyin: Stop dreaming. If we don't sleep now, we won't beat those beggars to the scraps tomorrow morning.

Li Chengfeng: ...

3.

"See that city? Once we take it, reclaiming my throne will be within reach. Then you'll be empress again, and my one and only..."

"I was already empress. This time, I want to be empress dowager!"

Li Chengfeng: ...Can you be serious for once?

Zhao Lingyin shrugged. "Then I want to sit on your throne."

Li Chengfeng: Fine. No problem.

Zhao Lingyin: Then you can crouch on the floor.

Li Chengfeng: ...Get lost!

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In the third year of Zhaode, the deposed emperor Li Chi, together with his empress, Zhao Lingyin, led twenty thousand armored soldiers to retake Yingdu and restore the dynasty's former glory. After ascending the throne, the emperor adopted the reign title Zhaocheng and crowned Zhao the Empress Wuhui. The emperor and empress rode side by side, working together in harmony. Their union brought peace and prosperity, ushering in a revival for the Ying dynasty. The people hailed their reign as "the sun and moon shining together."

1. One-on-one romance.

2. The heroine is not a strong, dominant female lead, nor are both leads equally strong.

Theme: One day, the sleeping dragon will find its rain; today, let the crane soar into the sky.