I Turned Around, and There You Were Beneath the Fading Lights

Murong Qinghuan was born into a prestigious clan of scholars, with generations of great Confucian scholars in her family. Talented and beautiful, she was betrothed at fifteen in her previous life to the refined and handsome Third Prince, Li Lingchuan, the dream lover of every young lady in the capital. She later became the empress of Great Zhou. Heaven had dealt her a winning hand, but she played it foolishly and made a complete mess of things. She turned against the man she loved, endured every kind of hardship, and saw her family implicated and punished. The price was devastating.

Given another chance, Murong Qinghuan wants nothing to do with him. She only wants to share her life with one person, forever. But they are destined to be each other's undoing. In this life, she still cannot escape his world. If fate won't let her choose, then she'll make sure every piece in her hand is put to good use. This time, she won't be a lovesick fool who lets herself be trampled.