Jade Bones Turn to Dust

(Angst + short story + letting go + intense push and pull + regret + dying alone + bad ending + never looking back + little political intrigue) A short historical romance

With all the love she had as a girl and a marriage contract, Jiang Yishu married him, taking the title of princess consort from the woman he loved. He hated her for it.

While she was at his side, he never believed her, tormenting and humiliating her. When his beloved returned to the manor, he turned a blind eye to her slander and took her side at every turn. His beloved only pretended to be foolish to get revenge on Jiang Yishu and drive her away...

She said, “If there is another life, we truly need never meet again. I'll let you go, and I'll let myself go, too.”

After being tormented by him again and again, her body had long since become as fragile as willow fluff in the wind. The day she finally set herself free and vanished, he learned the truth. When he finally remembered, he regretted everything and went mad...

But in this life, they were never meant to be together again. Their longing drifted on, accompanied only by their lonely shadows.