[Two Female Leads + Both Reborn + Sweet Romance]
Shen Qing'an died on the day she raised an army and rebelled for Meng Zhao. Pulling the arrow from her right arm, she said, “Meng Zhao, you’re only relying on the fact that I love you.” She had believed all along that her feelings were one-sided, and that Meng Zhao had never spared her a glance. Yet as Shen Qing'an died with hatred in her heart, Meng Zhao clutched her body and wept.
“The truth is, I’ve always loved you. It’s always been you. Meng Zhao loves only you, Shen Qing'an.”
Reborn, Shen Qing'an finds her family in the emperor and empress dowager’s favor, rewarded with the highest honors and invited to the capital to discuss a marriage alliance.
“I stayed away from the Meng household because I wanted nothing more to do with you, yet you keep provoking me again and again.” Shen Qing'an pinned her against a decorative rock and issued a cold warning. “Don’t blame me for forgetting we’re family when the time comes.”
Her gaze was full of menace, but when she saw the pitiful look in the eyes of the person beneath her, her heart softened.
“Isn’t becoming empress what you’ve always dreamed of? Haven’t you always wanted to be someone who holds power over this realm? Aren’t you afraid you’ll regret choosing me someday?”
Meng Zhao said nothing. She simply reached out and gently stroked her cheek, looking at her as if she were someone precious.
Shen Qing'an received a sachet. Prince Chen, who was about to form a marriage alliance with the Meng family, was nearby. She thought that giving it to him would be like cutting off her feelings for Meng Zhao with her own hands.
But the next day, Meng Zhao came to confront her with the sachet. “If you don’t like it, you could have thrown it away. Why give my feelings for you to someone else?”
Only then did Shen Qing'an awaken from that dream.
This time, I’ll take back everything that belongs to me.
