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The Night the Emperor Made Her Concubine, He Wept Red-Eyed

share time: 2026-01-24 02:31:46

Emperor Xiao Jingyan of Daqi feigns conferring the Prime Minister's daughter as a concubine tonight to overthrow the power-hungry minister. In the palace lit by red candles, his childhood sweetheart Su Wan bursts in, wearing the moon-white dress from their promise, holding a half-broken jade hairpin—this woman who took an assassin's sword for him and endured the mass grave with him has been neglected in the cold palace for three years. "Your Majesty, this hairpin was from the day you said you'd marry me. I'm returning it today." Su Wan smiles and drinks the poisoned wine. As she collapses in his arms, a blood-stained note falls from her sleeve: "The Prime Minister will rebel at dawn tomorrow. I trade my life for your trust." Xiao Jingyan trembles as he tears open his sleeve, revealing the imperial edict to make her queen—hidden for three years. He never meant to confer the concubine; he just wanted to take her back openly after eliminating the Prime Minister. Red candle wax drips on Su Wan's pale face, and his red, tearful eyes finally realize: she knew she wouldn't survive tonight, so she used her last tenderness to secure his kingdom...

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