The Young Emperor and Empress Put on a Show

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Reading Guide:

Young emperor and empress x love after marriage

A handsome, flirtatious, good-for-nothing ruler who is actually scheming and calculating x a pure, beautiful, innocent-looking empress who is actually clever and cunning.

At fifteen, Prince Jing, Lu Li, was sent to the border of Daqing and made a vassal prince charged with guarding the frontier. Yet he was also known as Daqing's number-one playboy, fond of cockfighting and horse racing, with a long list of romantic escapades.

When he returned to the capital one day, the court officials all whispered among themselves: "The Prince of Jing's treasury must be empty. He's come back to the capital to sponge off everyone again!"

Who could have guessed that the emperor, his full brother and a kindred spirit in his love of fun, would suddenly die? Wang Songhe, the powerful Grand Secretary, stroked his beard and smiled. "The next emperor can only be Prince Jing. We'll use this chance to strip him of his military command. After that, he'll be a mere pawn in our hands."

The "pretty but useless" Prince Jing, Lu Li, was pushed onto the throne.

Shen Wu, the eldest legitimate daughter of the Vice Minister of Revenue, had a father who favored no one and a sick mother. She diligently studied medicine and made a living treating patients at a clinic in the capital, anonymously and behind a veil.

At an unexpected royal matchmaking banquet, Lu Li casually chose her.

A decree from the emperor nearly knocked Shen Wu senseless: "Become empress?"

Her father, the Vice Minister of Revenue, was the Grand Secretary's lackey. He was ordered to remind her: "Wu'er, keep a close eye on His Majesty."

Shen Wu bowed her head and replied, "Yes."

On their wedding night, with the red candles burning bright, Lu Li waved his fan and put on the air of a debauched ruler. "Empress, I hear that you..." He broke off mid-sentence. His new empress was none other than the veiled miracle doctor.

By candlelight, Shen Wu recognized his face. He was the young man she had glimpsed outside the palace.

Alarm bells rang in both their hearts.

Lu Li thought to himself: "What a lovely beauty! She's so renowned, but unfortunately she's a spy for the Grand Secretary."

Shen Wu thought to herself: "What a handsome man! Too bad he's a flirtatious good-for-nothing!"

From then on, the imperial palace became a grand stage for a Peking opera.

Lu Li played the debauched ruler, wallowing in wine and women and governing without restraint, when in fact he stayed up all night reading memorials.

Shen Wu played the innocent little empress, secretly passing along intelligence, though it was all trivial gossip.

As the court's fortunes shifted, watch the two of them put on a show for each other.

Prepublication blurb: "Mistakenly Taking You"

Xiao Yan joined the army as a boy and earned his noble title through outstanding military service. He became one of the capital's most sought-after rising nobles, the dream husband of every young lady from a distinguished family.

He personally requested an imperial decree granting him marriage, so he could wed the woman he had treasured in his heart since childhood.

But on the eve of the wedding, his beloved eloped with someone else. To save the Jiang family from disgrace, they secretly shoved their illegitimate daughter, Jiang Ran, into the bridal sedan, sending her to the Marquis's household as a substitute bride.

On their wedding night, Xiao Yan eagerly lifted the red veil, only to find a complete stranger beneath it. He was furious, but with an imperial decree in place, he had no choice but to accept this mismatched marriage.

Jiang Ran knew perfectly well that without the need to cover up the family's disgrace, a marriage like this would never have fallen to someone of her status.

Since she was here, she decided to make the best of it and treat the marquis's residence as her home. Even when Xiao Yan took out all his resentment on her, deliberately ignored her, and treated her poorly in every way, she never complained. She managed the household affairs in perfect order and dealt with outsiders with grace, intelligence, and composure.

Before long, this cold residence had grown warmer because of her, filled with the comforts of daily life and the feeling of a real home. Xiao Yan, too, began to grow used to, and even look forward to, the lamp she left burning for him late at night.

Until her "beloved" appeared, and she left him a divorce agreement.

This time, he tore the letter to shreds without hesitation and galloped off in pursuit.

"Jiang Ran, I forbid you to divorce me!"

P.S. The heroine's "beloved" is just a misunderstanding. The one she loves is actually...

One-on-one, both leads have only ever been with each other.

The heroine is gentle on the outside but strong-willed inside. The hero is calculating and dangerously obsessive.

Theme: Firmly defend peace for our country and its people.