Have a Soft Spot for Her

The city is about to fall, the nation on the brink of collapse. Empress Pei Qing wrote a plea for help to that man. For seven days, there was no response. Yet, in the moment of despair, he arrived. His peerlessly handsome face was full of disdain and contempt. With blood dripping from the tip of his sword, Xiao Yuan lazily called out to her husband, “Royal Brother,” Boasting of his meritorious service in protecting the king, he naturally demanded a reward— “I have plenty of gold and silver, Royal Brother, don’t reward me with those.” “Why not just give me your Empress to play with?” A short story, a few tens of thousands of words for fun.