My Widowed Lord Is Always Torn

(Widower, devoted male lead x reborn amnesiac female lead. She loses her memories after being reborn, and he remains faithful to his late wife.)

Lord Xue takes a little beggar girl home and names her Miao Miao. Many people tell him that she looks exactly like Meng Guiyun, the late Madam of the Xue household. The old madam takes one look at her and wants her to serve the master of the house.

Even stranger, Miao Miao starts having bizarre dreams in which she sees Meng Guiyun.

Miao Miao wakes up from another dream and bites her blanket, silently screaming.

I don't want to be haunted by a ghost, aaaaaah!

As for Lord Xue...

Although Xue Yinghan was born poor, he was extraordinarily lucky. He managed to marry into the well-known wealthy Meng family of the prefecture, and later persuaded the Meng family to buy him an official post. After entering the political world, he spent several years overlooked, but Meng Guiyun bore him a son and a daughter. Then his wife died tragically, and he suddenly rose to prominence, moving from an alley into a grand residence.

Many people look envious when they talk about Xue Yinghan's fortunes. But Xue Yinghan turns his gaze away from Miao Miao's face and looks toward Meng Guiyun's memorial tablet in the room.

His grandmother takes Miao Miao by the hand. "Grandson, you can't spend the rest of your life with a memorial tablet in your room."

With tears in his eyes, Xue Yinghan shakes his head at the face before him. Why should he let go? How could he betray the wife he loves?

"If you don't want her, I'll send her away," his grandmother says again. "Why keep her here every day, adding to your troubles?"

He can't do it. He can't love her, but he can't abandon her either.

"Do I have to marry?" Miao Miao asks him. "Can't I choose for myself?"

Xue Yinghan looks into Miao Miao's eyes and actually sees the same compassion as Meng Guiyun's.

Miao Miao and Guiyun have the same eyes, eyes that see the many hardships of the world.

"Lord Xue, you're the people's official. How can you turn a deaf ear to what's happening outside?" Miao Miao says indignantly. "The whole world is right before you. People are divided by gender, and into scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants. As the official responsible for all these people, shouldn't you do something?"

A smile slowly appears on Xue Yinghan's face.

She is just like Guiyun. Guiyun once said the same thing: if Xue Yinghan became an official, she would have the chance to fulfill her ambitions.

Times change, and Dengzhou grows ever more prosperous. He becomes an official praised by everyone in Dengzhou. He has not remarried, yet he can't help thinking of her.

If only Guiyun could see this...

He turns around, and Miao Miao stands amid the dim lights.

"Husband," she says, opening her arms to Xue Yinghan, whose face is wet with tears. "I've come to find you."

Theme: Be self-reliant and stay true to yourself.