Chapter Summaries

Ye Tangtang’s strange weapon killed Prince Yue, and the eldest prince arrived with reinforcements to capture Lu Qin. Ye Yubei grew suspicious that his son intended to seize the throne and delayed opening the city gates.

• Ye Tangtang explained her handgun to Jun Yuyuan, who shot and killed Prince Yue.
• Ye Yubei called for the opposing soldiers to surrender and promised not to slaughter the innocent.
• The eldest prince arrived with a vast army, and Lu Qin’s surrounded men surrendered.
• Ye Tangtang warned Ye Yubei not to open the gates because she believed the eldest prince planned a rebellion.
• Ye Yubei kept the gates closed and asked Ye Linci to execute Lu Qin in his place.

Ye Linci revealed his plan to seize the throne after Jun Yuyuan stopped him from killing Lu Qin. As Ye Linci’s troops charged, Jun Yuyuan shot him in the chest, leaving his fate uncertain.

• Ye Linci tried to kill Lu Qin, but Jun Yuyuan struck his wrist and knocked away his sword.
• Ye Yubei ordered Ye Linci to return with his army and offered him the title of Prince An.
• Ye Linci refused the reward and declared that his fifty thousand soldiers could seize the palace.
• Ye Linci ordered his soldiers to charge, and Jun Yuyuan shot him in the chest, causing him to collapse unconscious.

After the rebellion, Ye Tangtang grew reluctant to part with Jun Yuyuan, who was preparing to return to Qin Ye. As he left, he asked her to wait for him to come back and become her consort.

• The palace settled after the rebellion: the Empress was sent to a temple, the King of Yue was punished, the Lu Family was exiled, and the eldest prince was imprisoned.
• Ye Yubei told Ye Tangtang that Jun Yuyuan would leave in a few days, and she admitted she wanted him to stay as her bodyguard.
• Jun Yuyuan asked Ye Tangtang in private why she did not want him to leave, and she reminded him that he owed her a promise.
• Ye Tangtang visited Jun Yuyuan while he packed, made a mess of his belongings, and asked whether he would ever return.
• As Jun Yuyuan departed, Ye Tangtang gave him her pistol and hugged him goodbye.
• Jun Yuyuan told Ye Tangtang not to find a consort while he was away and asked her to wait for him to return as her consort.

On the day of Ye Tangtang’s coming-of-age ceremony, Jun Yuyuan returned as the conquering emperor of the Qin Ye Kingdom and publicly asked her to honor her promise to make him her Princess Consort. Ye Yubei reacted warily, leaving Jun Yuyuan’s marriage proposal unresolved.

• Ye Tangtang remembered Jun Yuyuan’s letters and their promise while preparing for her fifteenth birthday, and she told Shen Qingqing that she wanted only him as her Princess Consort.
• Shen Qingqing warned Ye Tangtang that Jun Yuyuan had become a powerful ruler who might threaten Northern Li, but Ye Tangtang remained certain he would not change.
• At Ye Tangtang’s coming-of-age ceremony, nobles proposed several possible matches for her, including Young Marquis Xie.
• The herald announced Jun Yuyuan’s arrival, and he entered the hall as emperor of the Qin Ye Kingdom.
• Jun Yuyuan reminded Ye Tangtang that she had promised to let him become her Princess Consort, while Ye Yubei decided he would make Jun Yuyuan wait.

Jun Yuyuan asked Ye Tangtang to marry him, and she agreed after he promised to protect her and let her live freely. Shen Qingqing accepted their decision, and the chapter ended with Jun Yuyuan holding Ye Tangtang as she fell asleep.

• Ye Yubei rejected Jun Yuyuan's request for a marriage alliance, but Jun Yuyuan later sneaked into Ye Tangtang's room to see her.
• Jun Yuyuan told Ye Tangtang he had missed her and asked her to marry him; she agreed after he promised to bring her home to visit her family.
• Shen Qingqing found Jun Yuyuan in Ye Tangtang's room and accepted their marriage after he swore to protect Ye Tangtang and take no other woman.
• Jun Yuyuan kissed Ye Tangtang again, then held her in his arms as she fell asleep.

Ye Tangtang and Jun Yuyuan married in a lavish ceremony, and she became Empress of the Qin Ye Kingdom. After their wedding night, Ye Tangtang refused the system's offer to leave, choosing to stay with her husband and family.

• Jun Yuyuan and Ye Tangtang held their wedding in Northern Li, where Jun Yuyuan vowed she would be his only wife and Ye Yubei gave her hand to him.
• Jun Yuyuan brought Ye Tangtang to the Qin Ye Kingdom, cared for her as she slept, and promised they could wait until the next day to consummate their marriage.
• Ye Tangtang and Jun Yuyuan ascended the imperial seats together at her coronation, but Jun Yuyuan carried her away when she grew tired.
• Jun Yuyuan arranged a meal of Northern Li dishes for Ye Tangtang, then the two consummated their marriage.
• The system asked Ye Tangtang whether she wanted to leave after Jun Yuyuan's affection reached 100%, and she refused because she had a home and loved ones.

Five years later, Ye Tangtang took Little Yuanxiao and Little Tangyuan out to enjoy the Imperial City, but sudden snow forced them to take shelter until Jun Yuyuan found them. He explained that he secretly followed them to keep them safe, and the family headed back to the palace together.

• Ye Tangtang strolled through the Imperial City with Little Yuanxiao and Little Tangyuan and bought them candied hawthorn.
• As the snow grew heavier, Ye Tangtang took shelter with the boys, and Little Yuanxiao spotted Jun Yuyuan approaching with an umbrella.
• Jun Yuyuan lifted the boys and told Ye Tangtang that he secretly followed her outings because he worried about her and the children.
• Jun Yuyuan carried the family to their carriage and promised to serve roasted chicken drumsticks, while Little Tangyuan offered him candied hawthorn and defended Ye Tangtang.

Ye Tangtang tried to keep Jun Yuyuan out of bed so she could sleep with their sons, but he eventually joined them. After putting both boys to sleep, Jun Yuyuan turned his attention to Ye Tangtang.

• At dinner, Ye Tangtang said she would sleep with Little Tangyuan and Little Yuanxiao, and Jun Yuyuan left to handle memorials.
• Jun Yuyuan ordered General Liu and Marquis Fang to lead reinforcements to Northern Li, then returned to find Ye Tangtang had barricaded the door.
• Jun Yuyuan coaxed Little Tangyuan into opening the door by promising candy, but the boy pushed him back out when he received none.
• Little Yuanxiao opened the door for Jun Yuyuan, who joined Ye Tangtang and the boys in bed.
• Jun Yuyuan put both boys to sleep, then asked Ye Tangtang for a reward.

Ye Tangtang and Jun Yuyuan tried to be intimate, but Little Tangyuan interrupted them before Jun Yuyuan resumed after the child fell asleep. The next day, Ye Tangtang woke tired and nearly let slip a modern term for Jun Yuyuan before checking that her system was still there.

• Ye Tangtang offered Jun Yuyuan a kiss, and he pulled her into an intimate embrace despite her protests about the sleeping children.
• Little Tangyuan woke and crawled to Ye Tangtang, so Jun Yuyuan tried to make him sleep at the foot of the bed.
• After Little Tangyuan fell asleep, Jun Yuyuan continued kissing Ye Tangtang, and the two spent the night together.
• Ye Tangtang woke in Jun Yuyuan's arms, and he asked whether the marks on her neck still hurt before leaving for court.
• Little Tangyuan and Little Yuanxiao visited Ye Tangtang, and Little Yuanxiao mistook the marks on her arm for an injury and went to fetch medicine.
• Jun Yuyuan woke Ye Tangtang to eat, and she nearly called him "Hubby" before asking her system whether it was still there.

Ye Tangtang and Jun Yuyuan celebrated the Qixi Festival together and planned to travel after their son Ze inherited the throne. A year later, as they began their journey, Jun Yuyuan revealed that he had always known Ye Tangtang’s thoughts, leaving her shocked.

• Little Tangyuan and Little Yuanxiao brought Ye Tangtang gifts while Jun Yuyuan continued teaching their elder brother, Ze, to prepare him to rule.
• Jun Yuyuan promised to take Ye Tangtang traveling once Ze inherited the throne, and they planned to visit Yunnan first.
• Ye Tangtang and Jun Yuyuan celebrated Qixi by buying lotus lanterns, making wishes, and watching fireworks.
• One year later, Ye Tangtang asked Jun Yuyuan to take her to Hangzhou as they traveled by carriage.
• Jun Yuyuan told Ye Tangtang that he had known she had an ulterior motive because he could hear her thoughts.

Ye Tangtang struggled with nausea and vomiting, so Jun Yuyuan summoned the imperial physicians to examine her. They revealed that she was nearly two months pregnant, leaving Jun Yuyuan stunned and excited.

• Ye Tangtang could barely eat without vomiting, and Jun Yuyuan stayed by her side instead of attending morning court.
• Jun Yuyuan persuaded Ye Tangtang to let the imperial physicians examine her.
• The lead imperial physician found Ye Tangtang healthy and reported that she was nearly two months pregnant.
• Ye Tangtang told Jun Yuyuan she had not known she was pregnant, and he reacted with excited disbelief.

After the imperial physician confirmed Ye Tangtang was pregnant, Jun Yuyuan celebrated and fussed over her while she worried about childbirth and morning sickness. As her pregnancy progressed, Jun Yuyuan began vomiting too, and Ye Tangtang wondered if he was experiencing morning sickness in her place.

• The imperial physician confirmed that Ye Tangtang was just over two months pregnant, and Jun Yuyuan joyfully hugged her.
• Jun Yuyuan asked Ye Tangtang what they should name the baby and suggested they might have twins, while she worried about giving birth.
• Jun Yuyuan promised to make up for Ye Tangtang's pregnancy discomfort and tenderly comforted her.
• Jun Yuyuan began throwing up regularly despite Ye Tangtang being the one who was pregnant.
• Ye Tangtang asked whether Jun Yuyuan was having morning sickness, and he silently accepted the possibility because he wanted to bear her discomfort for her.