"On the wedding day, her husband had someone blindfold her, commanding her not to remove the eye curtain. The Emperor of Country Birch absurdly found an attendant to impersonate him and consummate the marriage with Joy Green, all while keeping it from her."
Hearing Jane Sampson say this, James Black's eyebrows twitched.
"On the surface, the Emperor of Country Birch lavished affection on Joy, indulging her to the extent that Joy, far from her hometown and emotionally vulnerable, gradually fell in love with her husband, the Emperor of Country Birch."
"The Emperor of Country Birch's superficial affection for Joy was so deep that, with just one interceding word from Joy, the Empress, who had been relegated to the cold palace for three years, was able to walk out of the cold palace and regain control of the Central Palace, becoming Joy's close friend."
"True friends? Not double-dealers?" James Black asked curiously.
