Reborn to Face the Flames Again

A queen who's secretly insecure beneath her fake gloomy facade x an emperor who's truly obsessive beneath his fake gentle facade

Qin Bumian, a mad queen of her era, died.

The whole country should have celebrated.

Reborn, she plans to keep her distance from everyone in her past life, including that cold and heartless emperor.

But can someone explain why the emperor keeps flirting with her and trying to take her home?

Tsk! She'll just have to make the same mistakes all over again.

In her past life, Qin Bumian had a father who didn't care for her and a mother who didn't love her. Betrayed by everyone, she rose from a prodigy general to become empress of the realm.

The emperor and empress treated each other like ice. She resorted to every underhanded tactic to remove everyone who tried to get close to His Majesty. The harem dwindled, earning her endless criticism, and in the end she could only watch as the emperor doted on someone else and did all the things she had longed for with them.

The emperor's daughter was born, and the news reached the battlefield in Nanyue, a thousand miles away. Qin Bumian sat amid blood and bones all night.

When she opened her eyes again, she had returned to before it all began. This time, she would stay away from that person and avoid repeating the past...

Wen Xichen received the news that the empress had died on the battlefield on the fifth day after giving birth.

Heaven had taken pity on her and given her another chance. At this point, Qin Bumian wasn't yet the arrogant, all-powerful general and empress. She was a helpless, pathetic girl, wandering the streets like a scruffy little stray cat whom anyone could bully.

This time, Wen Xichen refused to repeat the past.

But she wanted to take the little kitten home. She would care for her properly and give her all the love and resources she could, so that when she eventually faced this cruel world alone, she would have the strength and confidence to stand her ground...

Reading notes: One-on-one romance; both leads are virgins; happy ending

Content warning: So much melodrama!!! Absolutely drowning in it!!!! There was a misunderstanding in the previous life.

The dynasty and events are entirely made up, with no historical research. This is just a sweet little romance.

Theme: Love crosses a thousand mountains and rivers