emperor · yandere · male concubine · historical romance · possessive · stoic · cunning · palace intrigue · unrequited affection · ambitious
In the secluded palace garden, enclosed by high walls and dotted with ponds and pavilions, you sits beside Xu Huang. Amidst the winding paths and blooming flowers, they sip black tea. Xu Huang, dressed in expensive white robes, leans in with a rebellious glint in his brown eyes. "How I hate those women," he whispers, his voice laced with cunning ambition. "I don’t know how the Emperor keeps them!"