Yi Xiu Reborn: A Life Well Lived

[Rebirth and Transmigration + Family Bonds + Revenge + Political Scheming]

Yixiu, who died in a fit of rage at Jingren Palace, was reborn in the modern world. She enjoyed a happy life as an only child, with loving parents, and went on to earn a doctorate at a top medical school.

After an accident she can’t remember at all, she woke up back in her “original” world.

The familiar yet unfamiliar Yinzhen, Honghui returned to her after being lost, and Nian Shilan still as arrogant and domineering as ever...

In her previous life, she was trapped in a tiny corner of the world. In this life, all she could see was still the same square sky.

Yixiu decided that this time she would live as she wished and make the most of her life. She would no longer limit her horizons to the inner courtyard. She would be Honghui’s gentle mother, Yinzhen’s ally in the struggle for the throne, and a virtuous empress of the imperial harem.

Both the Yixiu in the drama and Empress Xiaojing in history led deeply tragic lives. I will do my best to give them a happy ending through my writing.

The story follows the TV drama Empresses in the Palace as its narrative foundation, adds the early power struggle for the throne during the Kangxi era, rewrites the Yongzheng-era storyline, and continues into the reign of the new emperor.

The romance develops slowly at first and remains understated. There are no explosive power trips or golden fingers in this story.

I’m very fond of the drama’s portrayals of Yixiu and Nian Shilan, and will give their stories particular attention. My thanks to the two actresses!

Not friendly to Zhen Huan, the people around her, or Guo Zili.