Reborn Twice with My Sickly, Powerful Minister, Then Forced into Love Again

[Both reborn + emotionally unstable power-hungry minister vs. pampered beauty + the more they do it, the more they hate; the more they hate, the more they love + angsty push and pull, deeply in love, not an all-out wish-fulfillment novel, both virgins] The aloof and admired Pei Xingjian fell in love at first sight with Shen Tang, the third daughter of the Shen family. But her heart belonged to someone else, and his love went unanswered. After she fell into the water, they became intimate. He begged the emperor to grant them a marriage, and his wish was granted. Who could have known Shen Tang would be bold enough to arrange a switch of the bridal sedan chairs, choosing to defy the imperial decree rather than marry him? He secretly switched the sedan chairs back and forced her to consummate the marriage with him. Afterward, she detested him and spoke to him with nothing but cruelty, though they also had times of sweet intimacy. But five years later, she still could not forget her childhood sweetheart, her cousin. She poisoned Pei Xingjian with a cup of wine and killed him. When he opened his eyes, he found himself back on their wedding night. He hated her for deceiving and betraying him, but could not bear to hand her over to someone else. He took everything he wanted from her, determined to keep her imprisoned by his side for the rest of her life and make her atone for the sins of her previous life. It was only when his wife, utterly disillusioned, asked for a divorce that he finally panicked. Shen Tang thought leaving the Pei household would give her a new life. Instead, the Shen family was destroyed, and the cousin she trusted most locked her in a secret room, keeping her as a hidden mistress where she would never see the light of day. Humiliated, she provoked him and was strangled to death. When she opened her eyes again, she was back on the day she fell into the water. Shen Tang thought avoiding Pei Xingjian would let her change her fate from her previous life. But when she woke up, she and Pei Xingjian had somehow become husband and wife again in every sense. It was like she’d seen a ghost! Shen Tang figured that if she couldn’t escape it, she might as well accept it. But after they married, her husband became cold and heartless... Oh no, her husband had been reborn too. What a disastrous start! P.S. They have plenty of misunderstandings, which will be resolved gradually. The male lead is a jerk early on. The female lead is pampered, willful, soft-hearted, and changeable. Everything serves the plot. This is not an all-out wish-fulfillment novel. Expect angst and push and pull, followed by a rekindled romance. Happy ending.