After all, there has never been a monarch who was faithful and devoted to one woman throughout history.
Shang Shaoyan thought for a moment and said, "Qilang, I am not yours alone."
Qiao Xiuyu paused, then lowered her eyes to hide the disappointment in them, forcing a smile as she said, "I know..."
Shang Shaoyan gently interrupted him: "I am your wife, and also the ruler of the world. Perhaps you feel that you are too insignificant compared to the world, but in my eyes, you are just as important as it. Qilang, this is the first time in my two lifetimes that I have fallen in love with someone. I won't be foolish enough to push you away, understand?"
She paused, then solemnly declared, "I will only spend my entire life with Qiao Zhuo."
This is a monarch's promise.
Qiao Xiuyu knew that neither Shang Shaoyan nor the founding monarch of the Zhou Dynasty were people who would break their promises.
Shang Shaoyan looked intently at Qiao Xiuyu, his heart and eyes filled with him.
I have an endless land, and a golden wedding dress.
I can be the emperor for the people, and I can be the wife for a handsome young man.
...
"In the first year of Changwu, Emperor Gaozu and Duke Duancheng got married, and a general amnesty was granted throughout the land."
"In the third year of Changwu, Emperor Gaozu had a daughter. He was overjoyed and made her crown princess the day after her birth."
"..."
"In the 48th year of Changwu, Emperor Gaozu abdicated in favor of the Crown Princess, and the reign title was Yongle. Emperor Gaozu traveled the country with Duancheng. Duancheng died in the 10th year of Yongle. Emperor Gaozu mourned and died the next day."
"Emperor Gaozu rose up in Jincheng at the age of seventeen. He was the younger sister of the Duke of Zhenguo and the Princess of Heyang County. At that time, the last emperor of the Chen Dynasty was absurd and incompetent, who oppressed the people and caused them great suffering. Emperor Gaozu was indignant and saddened by this, so he rose up and established the Zhou Dynasty. During his four reigns, the world was at peace and prosperous."
—From the "Annals of Emperor Gaozu" in the Book of Zhou
-The End-
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