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Widowed for Five Years, the Widow is Pregnant with the Emperor’s Child
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【The Stunning Widow vs. The Domineering Emperor】

【Non-virg*n Leads + Taboo Tension + Raising a Child + Late-Life Passion】

In the capital, everyone knew that the Yun family’s eldest daughter and the Third Young Master Lu shared a loving and harmonious marriage.

Yet fate was cruel—Young Master Lu, blessed with neither fortune nor longevity, succumbed to illness before reaching adulthood, leaving behind his beautiful widow and their unborn child.

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Yun Wan carried a secret, buried deep in her heart for five years, one she dared not reveal to a soul.

For five years, each time she gazed at her son—whose features grew ever more reminiscent of that man—her heart trembled with dread.

She guarded the secret with utmost care, but paper cannot wrap fire. After her son became the Third Prince’s study companion, events spiraled beyond control.

In the end, the truth came to light.

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The palace servants knew well that since his ascension, the Emperor had suffered from chronic headaches—a decade-long affliction that drove him to bloodshed during fits, leaving the court in perpetual fear.

Yet after a certain day, the Emperor’s headaches ceased. He began carrying a handkerchief, though none knew why.

No one was aware that Emperor Jingxuan had long sought the owner of that handkerchief. When he finally found her, she denied everything.

Then the woman’s son arrived. Staring at the child—whose eyes mirrored his own—the Emperor laughed in cold fury.

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A-Sui, age four, was the posthumous son of the Lu family, raised without a father.

One day, a classmate mocked him for his fatherless upbringing, sparking a fight.

Afterward, the classmate’s parents, leveraging their noble status, demanded A-Sui kneel and apologize.

A-Sui refused.

As tensions mounted, the Emperor arrived in a grand procession, his presence commanding instant prostration from all.

Yet before the stunned crowd, the sovereign of Great Qi—who held the power of life and death over the realm—bent down, swept A-Sui into his arms, and murmured tenderly:

“Be good now. Call me Father.”

The onlookers: !!!

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sayuummi
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August 10, 2025
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I love it when I find an ongoing novel with great potential. This one is exactly that. The premise is simple, without unnecessary complications, focusing on the interactions and romance of the main couple.

The female lead is a widow, and from the very beginning, we realize that her son is not her late husband's child, but the emperor's. This happened after she visited the imperial harem: the two fell into a trap and ended up spending a night together, which resulted in the boy's birth. However, everyone believes he is... more>> the son of her late husband, and she keeps this a secret.

The story is still ongoing, and I stopped at chapter 69, waiting for more chapters to pile up before continuing. It's a very good read because it delivers exactly what it promises. In my opinion, the emperor wasn't drawn to her solely for her beauty, but also for her knowledge and the way she carries herself. Even if the harem doesn't make this clear, it's obvious from the emperor's actions.

The heroine is intelligent and extremely beautiful, described as an unparalleled beauty, but she is also skilled: she is a perfumer and learned the craft from her mother. She had a good life with her late husband, and aside from a somewhat annoying mother-in-law, there aren't many problems. I like that there's no over-the-top tension; it's a light, fast-paced, and enjoyable read.

Her son with the emperor is simply adorable. He is an intelligent boy, very attached to his mother, affectionate and polite, without being annoyingly spoiled. I can easily picture this child in front of me, as charming as he is.

Some tensions arise because their relationship is a taboo, as she was married at the time, and the emperor still hasn't realized she is the woman from that night—and therefore, that the child is his. She has no intention of revealing it. The romance is consensual, and even with the mutual attraction, she hesitates due to moral concerns. Little by little, she starts to give in as she realizes she likes him.

As always, once I finish reading, I'll decide whether to keep or lower my rating. So far, I'm really enjoying it, especially because the story delivers exactly what it promises, without exaggerations. Before anyone thinks the emperor favors the heroine in an unrealistic way, it's important to clarify that he has never been a passive man. Everything he has achieved so far was due to his own merit, which the story makes very clear. He is a competent emperor who has never had to depend on nobility or outside influences to maintain his position. He's not a figurehead, nor is he a complacent ruler.

The plot even mentions that he only has two children and rarely visits the harem, which further reinforces that his interest in the heroine goes far beyond her beauty. There are solid, well-developed reasons for his attraction to her, and the narrative makes this evident.

The theme is unique and interesting, especially for involving an emperor and a widow, and for not portraying her late husband as a villain. There are no truly evil characters; the focus is on the growing attraction and development of the couple. Once I finish the story, I'll review my thoughts and add more details, but for now, I'm loving the experience.

EDIT :

Of course, not everything is perfect, right? For example, from chapter 100 onwards, you can clearly see the emperor spoiling and indulging the female lead excessively. I am not even talking about protecting her from the imperial harem, but about things like taking her to visit her maternal relatives and then favoring them, or pampering her without any real basis for it. In reality, their relationship is still recent; it has not even been a full year, not even a few months, so you cannot really understand where this overindulgence comes from. It is extremely exaggerated. I actually feel bad for the other concubines, because even those who bore him children are not treated well. They are treated almost like unwanted burdens. I do not personally care about the lack of harem involvement since I like the idea of their relationship being exclusive and the emperor being faithful, but the way he treats the other women is excessively cruel. The same goes for his children — he is completely negligent toward them. Yet when it comes to the female lead's child, whom he later discovers is his own, he treats that child a million times better.

When I think about it, from my point of view, if I were on the opposite side of the female lead, without considering the perspectives of the female lead or the male lead, I would completely dislike the emperor. This is a very weak point in the story. There are also certain parts, starting from a specific arc, where I roll my eyes a lot — both because of the male lead and the female lead.

That said, so far, the novel is still delivering what it promised without exaggeration, at least in its earlier stages. Before I could even say the emperor was excessively favoring the female lead, the story felt balanced. But as it progressed, particularly past the middle point, the favoritism became too obvious and heavy-handed. This makes the plot feel less grounded and more like convenient writing. <<less
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