"All the passing of dawn and dusk will eventually settle into a field of light."
[Volume One: Past Life, Female Lead's Story]
Zhao Mu lived a life of luxury, yet was tossed from one hardship to another.
One beloved was by her side, seeming both real and unreal.
Another visited her dreams, seeming both false and true.
The country was in turmoil for years, and the land was littered with bones.
From Chang'an to Liangzhou, only the figure beneath the magnolia tree appeared in her dreams again and again, gently calling, "Zhao Mu, don't be afraid."
Later, in Luoyang, thunder and rain raged just as they had in the past.
Her husband, who held all power in the world, asked her with red-rimmed eyes, "After all these years together, was I still no match for a dead man?"
She wiped the blood from her hands and looked up with a cold smile. "How could you compare yourself to my late husband?"
[Volume Two: Reborn, Male Lead's Story]
Crown Prince Xie Chenming was noble and gracious, benevolent and magnanimous, a prince beloved by all the people.
But his trusted guards knew there were two things His Highness had done that were far from honorable, even bordering on incestuous immorality.
First, he schemed relentlessly to make the Left Chancellor's daughter break off her engagement to another man. A crown prince, resorting to the tricks of a brothel.
Second, he plotted in secret and sent the emperor to his death with a cup of poison. A crown prince, murdering his father and sovereign.
Xie Chenming remained utterly calm. "Lady Zhao was my wife to begin with."
He placed a piece on the board, then added, "Father is old and senile. It's time he abdicated."
[Reader's Guide]
An alternate Tang-inspired setting, with themes of country and family.
Three people, two lifetimes, love and hatred taken to the extreme.
Volume One: A mystery in the past life. Everyone except the female lead gets a bad ending.
Volume Two: Reborn and ready to turn the tables. Everyone finds their place, and the official couple gets a happy ending.
Across two lifetimes, the other woman becomes the wife, and the wife becomes the other woman.
(The original blurb was written on February 2, 2026, and slightly revised on May 14. Both versions have been archived.)
Theme: All the passing of dawn and dusk will eventually settle into a field of light.
