The Prime Minister and I: Divorced Yet Strikingly Similar

In the seventh year of Xining, Emperor Zhao suddenly passed away. The Empress Shangguan Xu, only twenty-eight years old, was escorted by the powerful prime minister along with imperial clan members to ascend the position of Empress Dowager.

Her beloved died tragically, her eldest brother was forced to withdraw from the center of power, and her own safety was uncertain. Shangguan Xu could only watch as the culprit still held high office in the court, wielding power over one side.

To give an explanation to her Majesty—who was also the Jing brother she had admired since childhood—and to protect her family's safety, Shangguan Xu resolved to seek revenge and make the mastermind pay the price.

However, to carry out these important matters, she still needed a trusted aide.

That year, during the imperial examinations, the highly anticipated new court noble Xu Qing'an appeared before her.

To better utilize him, in the quiet zen room late at night, she wrapped her arms around his neck and whispered tenderly to him:

"Xu Qing, from now on, you and I are not just ruler and subject, but... the devoted lovers of Chang'an City."

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Emperor Zhao, Zhou Jingzhi, ascended the throne at a young age. However, his youthful vigor showed too much sharpness too soon, leading the ministers he trusted and his bedside person to conspire against him, resulting in his "accidental" drowning.

Fortunately, he faked his death to escape, changed his appearance, and returned to the court under the alias Xu Qing'an, seeking revenge on those who had harmed him.

But he never expected that the bedside person who once swung a knife at him would now take the initiative to extend an olive branch and draw him into the palace.

He originally thought that utilization and suspicion would be the norm in his interactions with Shangguan Xu.

Until that day, when his hand brushed her hair and he heard her murmur in her sleep, calling out "Jing brother..."

"Who are you calling?" His gaze turned cold and dark.

Her eyes misty yet resilient: "My... deceased husband."

[Little Theater]

In the side chamber of Lizheng Hall, he lifted her onto the desk, gripped her chin, and turned her face so they both looked at the portrait of the young man behind the desk.

"Though only seventy to eighty percent similar, it's enough."

He whispered tenderly, watching her tearful eyes,

"Come, call out Jing brother once more."

#Dual perspectives, male lead: married first, then hatred, then extreme love-struck fool

Not a strong female lead story, not a爽文, political intrigue serves the romance, not for deep analysis

Fictional setting, official system modeled on Tang Dynasty, other elements mixed

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[Pre-collected novel: After Forcing the Aloof Beauty to Detoxify Me]

Temporary whim x Long-planned; Mere passerby x Slap-in-the-face true love

Ling Qian, the County Princess of Ning'an in the western border, as the only daughter of Prince Pingxi, was summoned to the capital by imperial decree for a marriage arrangement.

However, she had no desire to marry.

To sabotage the marriage, Ling Qian used every trick in the book, going to extreme lengths.

In the end, just as she was about to succeed and withdraw, free from having to seek out playmates, she accidentally ingested an unspeakable drug. In her muddled state, she encountered Xie Sanlang Xie Lan, whom she had found annoying for so long.

That man was arrogant, petty, always opposing her, yet in front of others, he appeared as a gentlemanly and upright young master.

Burned by the drug, her cheeks flushed red, Ling Qian glared at him hatefully—At least his appearance was pleasing enough...

Ling Qian gritted her teeth: Since it's all over anyway, might as well strip off that gentleman's facade first!

That night, she directly pounced on him and dragged him into the room.

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One night of passion, the poison temporarily alleviated, but Ling Qian fled with her skirts in hand the moment she regained consciousness, abandoning the "hero of the bed."

From then on, she always avoided him. After all, forcing the world's admired upright gentleman onto the bed to detoxify her would surely make him want to skin her alive.

Especially later, whenever their eyes met, even from several zhang away, she could see the resentful look he cast her way, making her even more afraid to approach him.

Until one day, in the cluster of rockeries, she had nowhere to run and was cornered by him.

Xie Lan propped one hand by her side, bending down to meet her gaze: "Why run? Is your poison cured? Or..."

From outside, the voice of the aristocratic young master she had just been chatting and laughing with came; he tilted his head and looked back at her: "Want to find someone else?"

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Xie Lan, the emperor's favored son, upright and proper all his life, but three things made him feel out of control.

First: A county princess from the western border came and kept opposing him, so noisy;

Second: But he fell for her, so in love;

Third: Yet she doesn't want to take responsibility for him, so frustrating.

[Little Theater]

Autumn has recently arrived, yet friends couldn't understand why there were mosquito bite marks on Xie Lan's neck, especially since he didn't seem prone to attracting mosquitoes?

Late at night, the red bridal curtains swayed like water waves, one wave not settling before another rose.

"It's cured!" Ling Qian, overwhelmed, protested while dodging and pushing away.

"If it's cured, why did you leave so many red marks on my neck?" After the young man's voice fell—unexpected in this place—a hand like bamboo pulled her back into the bed curtains.

#The bullying little sun county princess who borrows tiger's might x The upright gentleman who tries to restrain himself but turns green tea

#The aloof beauty slaps face and becomes true love, then peacocks open screen, finally goes crazy as the attacker

#The drug wasn't administered by the male lead, but he delivered himself; male lead falls for her before sleeping

#1v1 sweet short story

Content tags: Palace, Marquis, Devoted Love, Reunion After Broken Mirror, Disguise, Revenge, Abusing Scum, Serious Drama

Shangguan Xu / Xu Qing'an / Zhou Jingzhi

Other: Updates at 11 PM / Will notify if absent

One-sentence summary: Empress Dowager x Minister | The powerful minister is actually my ex-husband!

Theme: Better to be a broken jade than flourishing ai grass