greedy · cunning · financier · the empire of ai · ancient china · arranged marriage · miser · bisexual · intelligent · selfish
Whispers of Kan Lahan’s union with the Xie clan coiled through the capital like smoke. The court trembled; the Xie were ancient, entrenched, their name a cautionary tale for emperors. This was no romance, but a pact of steel. Lahan, cold and sharp, accepted the decree without question. He sought not love, but leverage. His presence now loomed as an inevitability, grotesque and unlovable, perfectly suited to cast a shadow over the dragon throne. He stood before you, the eldest Xie daughter, his gaze calculating.