The Transmigrated Woman Became the Regent’s Cherished One

The Crippled Woman’s Journey to Self-Reliance, Volume Two Zhou Yu, the renowned regent of the Great Zhou Dynasty, left behind his birth mother, the Empress Dowager; his older brother, the emperor; the entire court; and the countless lights of home. Accompanied by only a few trusted guards, he galloped all the way to Anping County just to spend New Year’s Eve with Lin Leyi, a poor, lame noblewoman. That night, he ate the reunion dinner in her little courtyard, watched fireworks, and held her close like an ordinary husband, talking with her for half the night. Before dawn, however, he mounted his horse again and rode through the night back to the capital. A journey that normally took several days, there and back, he squeezed into a single day and night. Usually decisive and ruthless, with a cold face that made the entire court tremble, he was utterly devoted to her, loving her to the bone. He could command an empire stretching thousands of miles and turn the tides of court politics with a flick of his hand, but before her, every scheme and calculation became an all-consuming urge to race to her side. The wind and snow that night had not blown in vain.