First-person perspective, mystery, tragic romance
In my previous life, I stood by Xiao Jiheng as he rose from an overlooked Seventh Prince to the throne.
I helped him read people’s hearts, arrange military provisions, and fend off attacks both open and hidden. I also watched my father be wrongfully imprisoned and the Xie family fall in a single night.
I always thought he simply hadn’t been able to save us.
Until the seventh year of his reign, when I found the evidence my father had left behind in his private treasury.
It turned out he had known all along that the Xie family was innocent.
He simply couldn’t bear to part with the throne.
The night the Lantai caught fire, I was trapped inside with the jade genealogy of the imperial clan, evidence that could topple his reign. If he ordered the doors opened, I could survive.
But through the swirling snow, I heard him give the order himself:
“Seal all three gates of the Lantai. Anyone who disobeys will be charged with treason.”
When I opened my eyes again, I was back on the day the imperial edict of betrothal arrived at the Xie residence.
In this life, I only want to protect my father and brothers, uncover the truth behind the old case, and stay away from the man who once cut off my only path to survival.
But as the edict was being read, news arrived from the palace:
Xiao Jiheng had knelt outside the hall all night, begging them to withdraw the betrothal.
Only later did I learn that I wasn’t the only one who had been reborn.
He had returned to repay the debt he owed from his previous life.
And I had returned to make him understand:
Once a door is shut, kneeling before it won’t always be enough to open it again.
Good glossary