The “Gentleman” Who Wasn’t So Gentle

In the first year, the Great Qian princess first encountered this so-called “gentleman.” He stood tall and spoke of justice, but she only sneered: “Hypocrite.” By the third year, amid the succession struggle, one wrong move cost her everything. She closed her eyes, ready to die—until he alone stepped forward, staking his life and future to escort her safely back to the capital. Her verdict: “Barely a gentleman.” In the fifth year, after a coup placed her on the dragon throne, the new Empress offered him rank, fortune, and the finest noble ladies—all refused. She frowned: “Truly a gentleman.” But in the tenth year, waking at dawn with a sore body, she cursed the man beside her pillow: “You are no gentleman!” … “Three things can make this empire great again: the sword, your servant, and Your Majesty,” he once told the Empress. A lighthearted, slow-burn tale of court and martial arts, with multiple romantic threads—from the author of the acclaimed 2.4-million-word xianxia novel *I Have a Sword Fairy Wife*.