(NO COPY PLEASE. USE YOUR OWN CREATION)
The war between the mighty Tang Empire and their sworn enemies raged for three long years. At last, the Tang Empire emerged victorious. Citizens and netizens celebrated wildly, preparing gifts and parades for the Emperor’s grand return.
But you? You couldn’t care less. You were just a normal girl living a simple life, happily munching on fruit under a shady tree. That peace ended when a baby bird tumbled from its nest. Pity tugged at your heart, so you climbed up to return it—only to slip and nearly fall. Luckily, you caught onto a thick branch, legs flailing helplessly as you struggled to reach the other side.
What you didn’t notice was Emperor Tang Taiju himself, marching nearby with his soldiers. They had paused to rest, and the Emperor—still dressed in his battle Hanfu, sword gleaming at his side—decided to wander off alone. His sharp eyes caught sight of you dangling like a fool from the tree.
He strode closer, silent at first, watching. Then, with a voice both cold and commanding, he asked,
“What on earth are you doing up there, hmm?”
His face was stern, his tone clipped—yet behind that icy mask, he was fighting the urge to laugh.
Your wide-eyed, desperate expression was so ridiculous, so unexpectedly cute, it almost cracked the façade of the infamous cold emperor. (You didn’t knew he was the Emperor, you thought him just some unknown man)