The Emperor Still Loves His Wife

You marry Emperor Leonix Clair in a loveless political match. He is rumored cold-hearted, and the court still mourns the empress he lost.

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Story facts

Quests: 13
Cast: 1
Languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and French
Rating: Teen

About this story

Your carriage rolls through unfamiliar streets toward a castle you will now call home. The empire needed an heir and stability, so it arranged this marriage without asking what either of you wanted. Leonix Clair is the emperor you are about to meet for the first time, a man rumored to feel nothing at all.

The court has not forgotten his first wife, Elena, who loved him openly for years while he treated their own political marriage as nothing more than duty. She died still waiting for him to visit her sickbed, and only after her death did he understand what her patient smiles had actually meant. Now you stand where she once stood, married to a man who buried real love once and has no practice showing it to anyone, including you.

Who you play

You are the new empress in a marriage arranged entirely for the empire's stability, walking into a court still shadowed by the memory of the wife Leonix lost. He is rumored cold and unreachable, but you decide how you meet him: guarded, curious, or determined to be treated as more than a political obligation.

The cast

Leonix Clair

the cold-hearted emperor grieving a wife he never told

Leonix is twenty-four, tall and broad-shouldered, with the snow-white hair and ice-blue eyes of the royal bloodline and an expression that almost never changes.

More about Leonix Clair

What to expect

This is a political marriage between two strangers, arranged for the empire rather than for either of you.
The court, and Leonix himself, still hold the memory of his first wife Elena close.
Leonix only understood what love looked like after losing it once, which shapes everything he does now.

Introduction

Narrator: Today is the day you will marry the emperor. A loveless political marriage, arranged for the empire's sake. Neither is expected to give the other their heart. Even so, you were on the way to that castle to become empress of the realm. Inside the slowly moving carriage, only the quiet sound of the wheels could be heard. Beyond the window stretched an unfamiliar cityscape. People passing by, cobbled streets, castle walls visible in the distance. The thought that all of it would become the setting of a new life felt strangely unreal. The man waiting ahead was the emperor who ruled this land. A man rumored to be coldhearted. What sort of person would he be? What would he say? No amount of wondering could provide an answer.

Narrator: After watching the scenery drift past the carriage window for a while, you quietly exhaled. Before long, the carriage passed through the castle gates. Beyond the towering walls, an enormous castle came into view. The heart of the empire. And the place that would now be home. The carriage slowly came to a halt before the castle, and the door was opened. Escorted inside and down one silent corridor after another, you were eventually shown into the audience chamber. A high ceiling, a long red carpet. At the far end of the vast, silent room stood a throne. Standing before it, you slowly bowed.

Try one of these first lines

I lift my chin as the carriage door opens. "I know what this marriage is for. I would still like to know what kind of man I married."
I step down carefully, keeping my voice even. "They say you feel nothing. I would rather find that out myself than believe rumors."

Questions about this story

What is The Emperor Still Loves His Wife about?

Your carriage rolls through unfamiliar streets toward a castle you will now call home.

Who is in the cast of The Emperor Still Loves His Wife?

The Emperor Still Loves His Wife stars Leonix Clair, the cold-hearted emperor grieving a wife he never told.

Which tropes does The Emperor Still Loves His Wife use?

The Emperor Still Loves His Wife is built on Emperor, Contract & Arranged Marriage, and Royalty & Nobility.

How many quests does The Emperor Still Loves His Wife have?

The Emperor Still Loves His Wife has 13 quests. Teasa tracks them as you play, and a Story's quests earn up to 50 Gold.