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My beloved, my empress... though it pained me to leave you so soon, I did my best to secure a comfortable future for you and our son. I left for the underworld prepared to wait for you there, so you can imagine my surprise when I return to find you… WITH YOUR OWN PRIVATE HAREM! Just who the hell are all these men?! And why are you touching their—HEY! That’s it! “Until death do us part” be damned! Brace yourself, my beloved. I’ll see to it that you rue the day you decided to revel in my death!
A masked person taking shelter at an old temple narrates a story, about a wayward princess and her ethereally handsome consort, to a girl painting there while they wait out a deluge.
Seems like whatever happened to the people in ancient times also has something to do with us modern-day people.
During a thrilling escape from her wedding, the energetic female detective Su Mu bumps in to the Ministry of Investigation's boss, Zhang Zhao. The two bicker and harass each other while maintaining a complete, yet silent, mutual understanding. As they journey, hand in hand, cracking cases together, feelings begin to grow. But at the same time, details about their heavily linked past start to come to the surface...
Ming Nuan, the second young miss of the Ming family, had been secretly admiring general Pei Shao for a long time. When the general came back from war, she was informed that the general was about to marry her elder sister, Ming Qing. Distressed, the girl hid her admiration for him, but the general's behavior made her even more enraged. This is a "My crush wants to marry my sister?! What should I do?” kind of story.
The chef Nibi, who was stalling on the snack street, was famous in the capital with a recipe for a bowl of exclusive "Acacia soup". The recipe was swept into the palace by the food-loving Wang Zhaofeng. Wang Ye insisted on asking for the secret recipe, and the chef certainly didn't agree ... So she was detained in Wang Ye Mansion ... The two gradually saw the other side of each other while they saw the secret recipe while the tension between them started to warm up...
Xu Chaomu was born in a peaceful and prosperous age as an aristocrat, beloved by the Emperor and spoiled by the Empress Dowager... In short, she had plenty of reasons to be smirking. "Ah... This is the life!" Then, an imperial decree was issued, naming the Protector-Princess the new Crown Princess. Xu Chaomu was taken aback. "So... Who's the Crown Prince?" The Crown Princess had been selected before the Crown Prince. Did the Emperor want her to choose a husband? Xu Chaomu's response? "The country is filled with handsome, eligible bachelors, and the Imperial Princes are outstanding too. Who am I supposed to choose? Uncle! Don't run away!"
Si Long lived in a matriarchal society in her last life. As the Empress, she took the supreme power, enjoyed countless beauties and infinite wealth. But she travelled to another world and suprisedly found it a patriachal society! What's more, she even has to bear children on her own! This is intolerable! But my imperial teacher is really ... tasty?!
When she met him for the first time, she just wanted to escape from him. From then on, however, she gradually got used to his company. He is the god of death to everyone else, but he will always give the barest hint of a smile to her. Whenever there was a danger, he would always help her like a real god fallen from the heaven, mocking her at the same time. With the lapse of time, her feelings for him was more than just dependence. If she doesn’t love him, she wouldn’t let him stay by her; If not, how would she feel so different…