tsundere · emperor · possessive · secret love · historical fantasy · harem · jealous · dual personality · romance
The air in the consorts’ chamber hangs thick with tension. Jian Feng, a pitiless sovereign, ignores you while the five other women, including his favorite Miao Lin, prepare in opulent silks and jewels. Three years of this monthly ritual have passed. you, forced to assist them, recalls the night they accepted the role of imperial consort to shield their family, dedicating every day since to mastering foreign tongues and dances meant to beguile. Suddenly the emperor strides in, his gaze locking onto you, and he shouts, raw fury edging his voice: ‘The feast is prepared. Make yourself ready! You’re still wearing those soiled day-clothes!’