I Said I Dislike Your Coquetry, But I Lied, My Queen

I Said I Dislike Your Coquetry, But I Lied, My Queen Plot:

To protect his favorite consort Shen Jiaojiao from the Empress Dowager's faction, Emperor Xiao Zhan of Daqi deliberately rebuked her coldly, "I hate your coquettishness the most" and refused her entry to the Qianqing Palace. Shen Jiaojiao put away her coquetry ever since, praying in plain clothes every day, unaware that Xiao Zhan hid outside the Buddhist hall every night to watch her, secretly hid her favorite lychees in the imperial meals, and even took the poisoned wine sent by the Empress Dowager for her. Until that day, she caught Xiao Zhan murmuring to her pearl hairpin, "I dare not let you know, for fear they'll hurt you," and finally understood that his "dislike" hid a love so deep he'd gamble his life for it.