[Pure historical romance, household intrigue, political power struggles, ensemble cast, equally matched leads]
Tenderness amid political schemes, sweet romance amid heartbreak, and a heroine who grows over time. Not a wish-fulfillment story.
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Flowers bloom again, but I will never be reborn. The wrongs done to me in this life will be avenged in this life!
So what if I marry again? Whoever I marry will become the ruler of the realm!!!
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Xiao Lin: I’ll give up power and the realm. My lady, come away with me!
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She is the gentle, dignified legitimate daughter of the Minister of Justice, as well as a political pawn groomed by her father. Everything she has learned in life has been for the rise and fall, honor and disgrace of her family.
Three years ago, while burning incense, she was attacked by thugs. Her reputation was ruined, and she lost her only younger sister.
Three years later, she marries into the Duke’s household to save her father.
On her wedding day, her sister, who had been missing for three years, suddenly appears before the bridal sedan. She thinks this is a chance to make amends, only to discover that everything is a plot...
Her husband despises and repudiates her!
Her sister plots to take her life!
Her stepmother schemes to seize her dowry!
Her father marries her off to a powerful minister for political gain, despite her returning home gravely ill after being repudiated...
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An alternate history, with official ranks, geography, and administration modeled on the late Tang dynasty.
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No transmigration, no reborn, no golden finger.
Read without overthinking, and may the whole realm live as one!!!
