Burial Flowers

Unhinged schemer x arrogant, calculating type

Also known as: Reborn to When My Husband Was Ten, and He Chased Me Around Calling Me Big Sister

In the thirteenth year of Chengping, He Yun was appointed first-rank chancellor, wielding power across the court.

In the first year of Tai'an, Emperor Wei Yong was forced to abdicate, and the entire He clan, branded traitors, was massacred.

In the eleventh year of Tai'an, Prince Ying Wu Qian defied the opposition and took He Wan as his wife.

Reborn in an instant, He Wan unexpectedly returned to the eighth year of Tai'an, becoming Prince Ying Wu Qian's nominal elder sister, born to a concubine.

He Wan: "Being a prince's half-sister means I have an endless supply of gold, silver, silk, and brocade. Long live our emperor, long live our emperor, long live our emperor!"

Young Wu Qian: "Did she hit her head or something...?"

At twenty-one, she meets him again at ten. Are they bound together by love or by self-interest? They keep each other company, yet repeatedly push and pull at one another, until a baffling case of missing military funds drops into their laps. Disguised as a man, He Wan volunteers to investigate, and manages to land herself an official post along the way.

He Wan: "I'm working day and night to put on one ridiculous love drama after another. The real gold and silver in my hands are far more practical."

Yin Jianyue: "What are you planning?"

He Wan: "No one told me the crown prince in the Tai'an era was an idiot! Working under him is ridiculously easy."

Clouds rise over the stream as the sun sets behind the tower; the storm is brewing, and the whole city is tense. Later histories record that Prince Ying Wu Qian was obsessed with beauty and carried on with the barbarian women at the Yaonu House.

Wu Qian: "He Wan, do you really not care at all?"

Beneath the gilded surface lie a match between equals, countless unwilling farewells, and a search for the truth. Is she his half-sister, his lover, or the daughter of a condemned traitor? When He Wan, a woman, is accused of disrupting the court and impeached by the officials, Wu Qian's cold, merciless gaze leaves her to fend for herself.

Upon the throne, he silently relinquishes power, uses another's hand to seize control, and meets her again outside the palace. The histories claim that Prince Ying and his consort He were at odds, and pin grave charges on Consort He, including transferring state power and harming the imperial family.

He Wan: "You are seriously ill..."

Reader's Guide:

1. The male lead has little presence early on, and follows a ruthless warlord's path in the middle. He can't be redeemed.

2. The leads are a mutually destructive, adversarial couple. Both are each other's first and only.

3. The palace-life details are based on the Western Jin dynasty.

4. A happy ending with a few shards of glass.

5. The story leans toward an ensemble cast.

Theme: To be added