[Angst, no getting back together after breaking up, the husband’s long road to redemption]
A decree summoning her to the palace as a consort shattered Jiang Ciyue’s dream of spending her life with Pei Heng. Childhood sweethearts, they were destined to become strangers.
Everyone believed this was a blessing for Jiang Ciyue, never knowing it was merely the beginning of her nightmare.
Overnight, the Pei manor went up in flames, and the Pei clan was convicted and exiled to the frontier.
Jiang Ciyue was forced to watch Pei Heng leave, his heart full of hatred.
The foolish emperor neglected court affairs, and she became the wicked consort everyone condemned.
Three years passed in a flash. Pei Heng returned to the capital in a blaze of glory, accusing her of treason and colluding with the enemy, then slaughtered every member of the Jiang family.
She should have been buried with the late emperor, but instead she changed her identity and became a plaything for him to vent his hatred on, tortured until she was covered in wounds.
He thought she craved wealth and luxury. She could not let go of the blood feud that had destroyed her family. Their misunderstandings tangled around them like spider silk, tightening until they could neither die nor breathe.
Then, one winter, the first snow fell on the imperial palace. A fire broke out in Yuanhuan Hall, and he watched helplessly as she perished in the flames, leaving no remains.
At that moment, Pei Heng completely lost his mind. Overcome with regret, he realized that the hatred he had carried all these years was unbearably childish.
From then on, nightmares plagued him every night.
Later, Prince Huai’an attended a banquet with his wife. Pei Heng saw the face he had longed for day and night, his eyes reddening as he nearly went mad.
But she only laughed coldly and turned away, stroking her belly. “This humble woman is already pregnant. I ask Your Majesty to show some restraint!”
It's a very good book, why doesn't anyone read it?