Reborn in the Modern Era: A Courtesan Dancer's Perfect Life Across Two Lifetimes

During the Jinghe era, she was Mu Qingyi, the capital's leading courtesan. Her pipa performance dazzled the crowd, and her dance enthralled all who saw it. But when she became pregnant with the emperor's child, he had her executed with poisoned wine, leaving behind only half a piece of warm jade, steeped in resentment.

When she opened her eyes, she had become Mu Nianyi, an abandoned wife in a modern wealthy family. Her husband, Lu Chengyan, was as cold as ice, and his features were exactly like those of the faithless emperor from her previous life. His childhood sweetheart, Chu Manni, was arrogant and cruel, her smile hiding the same viciousness as the poisonous consort from her past. The original owner had been bullied to death, but she had returned with the soul of a courtesan from a thousand years ago. The elegance in the way she plucked the strings and the strength in her straight-backed bearing were already etched into her bones.

When Chu Manni mocked her, asking what a country bumpkin could possibly know, she identified an authentic piece of ancient jade craftsmanship on the spot and performed Return of the Wild Geese, stunning the crowd. Using traditional methods, she dyed fabric with plants to create the exclusive Mu family red, leaving the plagiarist utterly humiliated. When Lu Chengyan finally came to his senses and tried to win her back, offering a diamond ring and promising to make amends for both lifetimes, she tossed his white jade flute back to him. "I remember the poisoned wine from my previous life. I don't want your guilt in this one."

From abandoned wife in a wealthy family to a top-tier star of traditional intangible cultural heritage, she won millions of fans with her pipa performances, appeared on CCTV with Cloud Garments Dance, opened a traditional crafts workshop, and built a cultural tourism town. She became her own light. It wasn't until Wen Shiyan appeared with the restored pipa Chasing Clouds, understanding the soul in her music and cherishing what mattered to her, that she realized: all the turmoil of two lifetimes had been so she could meet this tender soul who understood her.

The faithless emperor from her previous life regretted his actions too late. In this life, the person who resembled her enemy was ruined and disgraced. And she, carrying the strength of her character with her, had found true happiness.