Splendor of Northern Qi (Original Version)

[The Splendor of Northern Qi, original version]

(I)

Everyone laughed at her for

marrying a fool whom everyone bullied.

But no one expected that this fool would eventually become the heroic emperor who founded a dynasty.

He stood against everyone's objections and made her empress,

then bestowed a title upon their legitimate eldest son.

He told her, "Just be my empress.

I'll weather every storm for you."

And yet,

her husband went from a heroic emperor

to a blood-soaked, deranged tyrant.

He murdered his brothers, slaughtered the imperial clan, flogged the crown prince, and violated his wife's elder sister...

His hands were stained with blood, and he was cruel and mad,

but he could never bring himself to lay a finger on her.

He wept as he said, "Don't be afraid of me. Don't blame me.

I only want to clear the path for our children."

After twenty years of marriage,

their love ultimately became a regret that death had put beyond reach.

(II)

The emperor died, and wolves were already circling around her.

She never expected that the child who had once looked up at her and innocently called her Sister-in-law

would become a wolf who coveted both her and the throne, laying plans at every turn and wielding power in his hands.

One childish remark from years ago began the entanglement that would last half their lives.

She was a bright, lovely moon, visible when he looked up but forever out of reach.

Yet he was determined to use his obsession, cruelty, and schemes

to bring her down into his arms.

The deep affection between sister-in-law and brother-in-law in their youth

ultimately ended in a complete break, with no hope of ever meeting again in life or death.

From then on,

love and hatred would endure until death.

Theme: Have a healthy perspective on love