Won Over by the Mad Deposed Empress

[Unhinged, sharp-tongued, heartless, peacock-like deposed empress x self-righteous, seemingly innocent but secretly wicked Minister of Rites] The deposed empress and the dog emperor have no contact whatsoever. Both leads are devoted to each other, body and soul, in a monogamous relationship. Neither of them has anything to do with men. Blurb 1 In the eyes of the world, Cui Wangshu, Minister of Rites, is a paragon of elegance, as graceful as an immortal. But the Cui family knows the truth: in private, Cui Wangshu is volatile, brutal, and insatiable... Especially after escaping from bandits, the minister brings a country girl home. Night after night, the Shangshu Residence echoes with the cries of a woman, without restraint. Cui Wangshu's father sees his daughter distracted at court once again, with a red mark hidden on her neck. His fists clench. What a country girl, seducing my daughter into neglecting her duties! Chief Minister Cui storms into the Shangshu Residence to see what his daughter is doing. Instead, he finds his cold, noble daughter kneeling on the ground, pitifully kissing the bewitching woman on the bed. But why does this woman look so much like the dead, deposed empress who was confined to the cold palace? Later, the realm is thrown into turmoil and the dynasty changes. Cui Wangshu, a surviving descendant of the former dynasty, kills the emperor and her father, stages a coup, and takes the throne. After becoming empress, she marries a dead woman in a ghost marriage. Rumor has it that the woman is her own biological sister. The people fear the empress's authority and dare not discuss her. A statue of the empress is enshrined in a temple in Luozhou, for all the world to worship. Blurb 2 The deposed empress Jiang Chenbi, who was confined to the cold palace, brought ruin to the country. A venomous, wicked woman, she poisoned the imperial heir and deserved no mercy. Fortunately, Heaven was just: she burned to death when the cold palace caught fire during the Mid-Autumn banquet. At the Shangshu Residence Jiang Chenbi hooks an arm around Cui Wangshu as they indulge in pleasure, laughing with wild abandon. Cui Wangshu smiles, showing no mercy with her hands. One is infamous, the other a beast in fine clothes. They truly are made for each other. But fate is cruel. Jiang Chenbi returns from the gates of death, only to hear with her own ears that her beloved, now empress, has long since married. Her beloved has built temples on a grand scale for the empress, so everyone can worship her. Yet no one in the entire realm is allowed to speak her name. Just how deeply does that person hate her? With nowhere to go in all the world, Jiang Chenbi returns to Luozhou to see what the person in the temple looks like, the one who has received such undisguised affection. Before she can make out the statue's face, a woman's cold, hoarse voice sounds behind her: “Caught you...” ● Extensive personal worldbuilding / both devoted to each other / sex before love / love gu ● One of the female leads is no paragon of virtue. She disregards life and will do anything to achieve her goals. ● The characters' values do not represent the author's views. Please respect life! ● The plot serves the romance and character development. Don't get hung up on the logic; this story was written by a dog. Reader's guide: At first, the two are still at odds. Don't expect them to be gentle with each other from the start. If that's not for you, feel free to skip it. The first few chapters have a short arc. Their “shameless, carefree” life begins after they return to the capital. (They leave the imperial mausoleum in chapter 11. If you don't like tomb-raiding, you can skip that arc. They return to the capital in chapter 16.) ● The setting includes elements of immortal cultivation. The twin-girl premise is required for the fantasy plot and will lead to a misunderstanding for one of the female leads. The reason for that misunderstanding will be explained later. The two are not related by blood! Theme: Doing what must not be done for the sake of one's faith