After Being Sent to the Cold Palace, the Emperor’s Heart Was Burned Into Ashes

Part 1: When Gu Zhen was Crown Prince, he most despised his weak and incompetent Crown Princess. He was always strong-willed and decisive, his gentle exterior concealing a cruel and merciless nature. But his Crown Princess was weak, docile, and submissive—in no way a match for him. After his ascension to the throne, he used thunderous force to punish stubborn aristocratic families. Empress Zhao Yiyi’s parents and clans were the first to suffer. The Empress requested to live in seclusion in the Jiao Fang Palace, and Gu Zhen didn’t respond. For a time, the former couple became strangers. Gu Zhen always thought he had plenty of time; he was the Emperor, with the world in his grasp, no need to r...