[Reborn Heroine + Unhinged Powerful Minister + Two Strong Leads in a Political Contest + Reconciliation After a Broken Relationship + Emperor and Empress Rule Together + Happy Ending]
As the third basin of bloody water was carried out, Empress Dugu Banruo heard the midwife say that her baby was dead.
But she had clearly heard a cry.
She struggled to see the baby, but someone suddenly kicked open the palace doors.
Yu Wenyu, covered in blood, stormed into the empress's chambers and lifted her, barely alive, from the birthing bed.
"I'll take you back to the Grand Preceptor's residence."
"I've kept your zither, your desk, and the crabapple trees in the west courtyard for you."
But outside the palace doors, the Imperial Guards stood in ranks with spears raised. Inside was the Emperor's written order forbidding her to leave.
If Yu Wenyu took one more step, the entire palace would run with blood.
Banruo stopped him with a hand on his arm.
In this life, she had abandoned him, used him, and married someone else. Only as she lay dying did she learn that the man she had wronged so deeply had never truly let her go.
Suddenly, a baby cried from the side hall.
Banruo's eyes flew open.
"The baby... is still alive..."
As the words left her lips, she died in Yu Wenyu's arms.
Yet her soul did not fade away.
For the next twenty years, she watched her daughter wander, Yu Wenyu meet a tragic death, Northern Zhou collapse, and the prophecy of "Dugu's Dominion" finally come true through her younger sister.
Then, once again, the bells rang out
Banruo opened her eyes and found herself back on the day she had broken with Yu Wenyu.
Young Yu Wenyu sat before her, smiling as he asked:
"If I promise you the position of empress, will you still wait for me?"
Banruo took his warm hand.
"I don't want you to promise me anything."
"This time, we will seize it together."
I have read 30 chapters so far. The writing is really good and fits the characters very well. I have found a treasure in the fanfic!! (As long as it doesn't collapse later) It's delicious, which makes up for the regret. Off-topic: The reason why the author's writing is good but not popular may be due to updates. This whole article was actually published in one day. I looked at the author's other articles and they were basically completed within a week. It's good not to have to wait for updates, but if you write too much at once, you will think it was written by AI, and basically the traffic will not be very good. Then there's the cover, it's too ugly, too cute, and has no desire for people to click on it. (I searched for it on my own initiative) Such a good article!
What I want most is this ending
Very nice! Like!