Fear Your Wife and You'll Become Emperor

Li Lingyu, a noble daughter of the prestigious Li family, is twenty-two. Before turning eighteen, she traveled with her father, visiting nine of the thirteen provinces. She has always had a rather unconventional way of doing things, following her whims and doing as she pleases. Then chaos engulfed the land. Her father died, and she was left a widow with a husband’s family whose status made remarriage difficult. Li Lingyu decided that life had lost its appeal and that she might as well go join her father. But she was afraid of pain and fainted at the sight of blood, and she had promised her father she would live well, so she was in a bit of a bind. That was when her husband’s family, seeking to exploit the rivalry between the Yan brothers, sent Li Lingyu to serve in the army of Yan Xing, the younger brother of her former fiancé... Yan Xing was impossible to read. He would stop at nothing to achieve his goals, and had no scruples whatsoever. Now that was a fine man. Surely he could help her with that... thing, right? But what is not meant to be cannot be forced. After all her careful plotting, things turned out far from satisfactory. Li Lingyu still didn’t manage to do that... thing. Still, they had a history of using each other, and Yan Xing had a rare attack of conscience. He gave in a little. "How about I conquer the realm, and you become empress, Sister?" Little did he know that once he took that step back, he would keep giving ground until he lost every inch, becoming a man who feared his wife like a tiger... Fortunately, he was good at looking on the bright side. At a palace banquet, he declared, "I became emperor because I fear my wife!" [☆ Both are virgins, 1v1. A beauty with a brilliant, intricate mind x a cold-hearted general who stops at nothing. One-year age gap, romance amid turmoil, and a marriage that turns to love. Romance and plot are equally important, with plenty of sweetness and satisfying moments.] [☆ Fictional setting, with a mishmash of government systems, place names, and customs from the Han, Wei, Jin, and Northern and Southern dynasties, plus plenty of original details. Please don't nitpick the historical accuracy. March 2, 2026 edition.] Other completed historical romances by the author: The Days of Sneaking Into the Palace to Scrounge for Perks; Three Years West of the River Completed period novels: Everyday Comeback After Transmigrating Into a Book in the 1970s; Everyday Fake Marriage in the 1970s; A Second Marriage Can Be a Great Match Too in the 1970s; An Unconventional Road to Wealth in the 1980s; Back to 1997: A Couple's Love Is Still Just as Sweet; The Ultimate Slacker Fish of the 1970s Theme: Fate is something you have to fight for