[Resilient, clever heroine VS devoted, steadfast, gentle male lead]
(The heroine won’t be put through misery. The pace is fairly light, and the male lead falls in love with her at first sight and remains gentle and unwavering.)
In her previous life, the orphan Zhu Yanqi loved the scumbag emperor with all her heart. She worked tirelessly to help him ascend the throne and became a dignified favored consort in the harem, only to end up with a poisoned cup and a tragic death.
Reborn in Jiang Lan’s identity, she intends to reclaim everything that belongs to her.
As she pursues her main mission of taking revenge on the scumbag, she unlocks an inner-household battle: she fights her smiling snake of a stepmother, her cruel and ruthless younger sister, and her twisted younger half-brother.
Then she returns to her main mission, battling the imperial consorts and the scumbag emperor.
From a flower seller in the countryside whom everyone looked down on, she rises to the pinnacle of power, where all bow to her.
A figure clad in moon-white is always by her side, casting moonlight wherever he goes. Then she hears him say, “Xiao Qi, don’t be afraid. I’ll always be here.”
Only then does she realize that someone loves her with all his heart…
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With the land at peace and the seas calm, she grows tired of being emperor. As she abdicates in favor of a worthier successor, that man is waiting for her beneath the lanterns at the end of the road.
Xue Yue: “Xiao Qi, I’ve finally waited for you.”
A rich life