[Alternate setting + female-oriented + historical romance + both leads are faithful + secret love]
Xu Nanxi dreams that she becomes Xiao Che's empress. With the support of the Duke of Zhenguo's household and the Marquis of An Guo's household, Song Chian, Xiao Che ascends the throne.
After his coronation, Xiao Che bares his beastly fangs and massacres both the Duke of Zhenguo's household and the Marquis of An Guo's household.
Song Chi loses his beloved and his family. With no other choice, he raises an army in rebellion and brings Xiao Che to his knees. Song Chi spends the rest of his life alone, holding her memorial tablet, and never takes a consort.
When Xu Nanxi wakes, her stepsister wants to swap marriage partners, so she takes the opportunity to marry Song Chi. Everyone says she's a fool with a lucky fate, landed in a nest of good fortune.
She thought she could escape the misfortune of her past life and spend her days happily with Song Chi. But fate has a cruel way of playing tricks on them. Xu Nanxi is kidnapped by villains and, to save Song Chi's life, throws herself into the river without hesitation, losing all her memories. Years later, as she happily prepares to marry another man, Song Chi appears at the wedding hall with her son, looking pitiful. “Axi, are you really going to leave me and our son?” Her son steps forward and takes her hand. “Mother, let's go back to the palace.”
Xu Nanxi: “...”
