(Double Life) In the previous life, Pingbei General You Cong asked for a marriage, and Yue Jiuqian reluctantly married her despite already having a sweetheart.
After two years of marriage, he never touched her. Yue Jiuqian hated that he didn't love her but deprived her of the happiness that was within her reach.
It wasn't until Yue Jia was framed and imprisoned that she realized that the mutual love she thought she had was just a lie, a lie targeted at Yue Jia, and it had been a lie since her birth.
In the end, Yue Jia did not escape the execution of her entire family. She was disheartened and unwilling to live in this world.
It wasn't until she died that she knew he loved her, cherished her, and valued her.
Pingbei General You Cong had a startling look at her on the way back to the capital, and the metaphor came to mind. The emperor asked him what reward he wanted, and he blurted out that he wanted to marry her.
He knew that she hated her, blamed him, and ignored him. But his selfish hope is that one day he can get her to look at him, and this life is enough.
Yue Jiuqian: Give him a chance in this life.
You Congyu: I will no longer trap her in this life, I just need to protect her, bless her, and do whatever she wishes.