Yixiu Reborn, Binding a Childbearing System from the Start

Content notes: Honghui will die, while Pure Yuan will remain alive for quite some time. Hongli will become Yixiu's biological son. Yixiu won't turn into a saint; self-interest will remain at the core of her character. There will be plenty of everyday moments, so the pacing may be a little slow. She will not fall in love with Yinzhen again. Every show of genuine affection is an act.

In her previous life, Yixiu schemed and plotted, yet still lost everything. Now that she has another chance, she is bound to the so-called Childbearing System. Yixiu secretly vows to take back everything she lost. Of course, that man's heart is the one exception.

Taking the lessons of her previous life to heart, Yixiu learns to endure as much as possible in this new one. Over the long years, she plans step by step, until Pure Yuan goes from being Yinzhen's perfect white moonlight to an irrational choice made in her youth;

until every woman in the harem and every child sincerely submits to her;

until, by following the will of Heaven, she places her own son, the Fourth Prince Hongli, on the throne.

As Yinzhen nears death, he strokes the pearls and jewels adorning her hair and confidently declares, "Xiao Yi, in this life, I have never doubted that your feelings for me were true."

Yixiu sneers. "Your Majesty, do you really think I love you? Do you think Noble Consort Hua truly loves you? What woman who truly loves her husband would willingly watch the man she loves be affectionate with another woman and have children with her? The one I have loved from beginning to end is the emperor, not you, Yinzhen."

P.S. The story will lean a little toward historical events, but the timeline will differ from history, so don't scrutinize it too closely.