The Emperor and Me (Claimed by Force)

#Love Through Stormy Skies #Possessive Love #The Ex-Wife-Chasing Crematorium

I hate you. I hate that you don't love me.

Usurper Emperor × Noblewoman of a Great House

Blurb:

The Ling family, the foremost of the four great houses, has a daughter named Ling You, whose beauty is peerless and capable of captivating an entire kingdom.

When she was born, a wandering Daoist said she was destined to be a phoenix.

Upon hearing this, the old emperor issued an edict: once Ling You came of age, she would marry Crown Prince Murong Ji.

Then the dynasty changed, and the palace was swept by upheaval. Murong Ji was killed. Ling You had already turned eighteen, but the nation's affairs remained unsettled, and everyone said the old betrothal was void.

But not long afterward, word spread that Ling You was to marry the new emperor, Murong Che.

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As a child, Murong Che saw a mountain spirit dancing among the trees, her eyes bright and lively, living in harmony with all things. He could never forget her through all the years that followed, and she filled his dreams.

The second time they met was in a pleasure house.

He hid in a corner and watched the woman of his dreams, dressed as a man, holding his nominal elder brother, the Crown Prince.

Only then did he learn that the woman he had cherished in his heart was to be the Crown Princess.

And he was nothing but a lowly hostage from another country.

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“How can the living compete with the dead?”

Note: The heroine is not a virgin; the hero is.

Theme: Love must cross mountains and seas.