The One I Love Hates Me to the Core

[The blurb is told from both characters' perspectives; the main story is in third person]

The gong's perspective (Murong Zhao):

I was born with a mission to serve the people. I would sacrifice everything in this life for peace and prosperity throughout the land.

Later, the rebel faction grew in power and ambition, while my mother held the reins of power. I had no choice but to kill the entire family of the rebels.

I defied all opposition and knelt outside my mother's chambers in the rear palace for days. At last, I managed to spare her, the person I love most in this life.

From that day on, the person I love most hated me to the bone.

The shou's perspective (Chunyu Ning):

She and I grew up together. Beneath the moon, we once clasped hands and made a wish: one day, she would be empress and I would be her most trusted minister. I would do everything in my power to support her and ensure her realm endured forever.

No matter how difficult the road of supporting her might be, I would never turn back, because she is the one I love.

Later, the person I loved ordered my whole family killed.

I... had nothing left.

I once thought that from that day on, I would hate her for the rest of my life. Even if she tried to atone by giving me great authority, granting me lands, and offering me everything within her power, I would never forgive her.

But that night, the rebels stormed the imperial palace. As a subject, it was my duty to protect the stability of this realm.

A rebel's longsword came for me. At the last moment, she stepped in front of me. The blade pierced her chest, and blood dripped from its tip.

The woman I had hated for half my life raised a trembling hand and gently touched my face. She smiled with a sense of relief I hadn't seen in a long time. "A Ning, I wish we could go back to our childhood. Back then, we had neither power nor influence, but we had each other."

"A Ning, if there is another life..."

If there is another life, I don't want power over the court or riches and glory. I only want to be an ordinary man, with simple meals and a humble cottage, as long as you are always by my side.

"Murong Zhao, I regret it too."

Theme: Peace and prosperity throughout the land