Everyone says that Shen Yanci, the regent of Beichen, has a heart of cold jade, is merciless in his ruthlessness, holds half the realm in his hand, and was born incapable of love.
Only Su Qingyuan knows that he was once the dazzling sky full of stars she spent her entire life pursuing.
In her previous life, she was the legitimate daughter of a military family, and one glance at the prince doomed her to a lifetime of love. She cast aside her pride and her family’s glory, bowing her head to become his secret beloved, unknown to the world. She schemed to win him military power, took blades and arrows meant for him, and bore every slander in his name. Political turmoil swept the court, rumors cut to the bone, and the world cursed her for seducing a powerful official and throwing the state into chaos.
Yet all her heartfelt devotion earned her was a cup of poisoned wine, personally bestowed by him.
Snow fell on the execution platform, and the biting wind pierced her to the bone. Covered in frost and snow, she raised her eyes to the man on the high platform, dressed in robes as white as snow. His expression was indifferent, without the slightest pity, as he let her freeze to death in the bitter winter. Only in her final moments did she understand: all that profound love had been her own delusion, and all her obsession with this fleeting life was no more than a reflection of flowers on water, the moon in the mirror.
In an instant, her soul returned, and cause and effect turned full circle. She was back at the palace banquet on the day of her coming-of-age ceremony, the year they first met, beneath brilliant lantern light.
In this life, Su Qingyuan locks away her heart and love, hiding every trace of adoration in her eyes. She avoids him, keeps her distance, fears him, and asks only to live in peace and keep her whole family safe, never again entangling herself in love. She lowers her gaze and composes herself, avoiding every chance encounter with him, severing their past ties and swearing they will be strangers.
But fate cannot be defied, and destiny refuses to let them go.
The palace banquet is crowded. She stumbles and is forced to raise her eyes.
Her gaze collides with Shen Yanci’s deep, dark eyes.
No one knows that in their previous life, after Shen Yanci’s cold-heartedness caused him to lose the woman he loved, he guarded an empty city alone for a century. Night after night, he dreamed of snow falling on the execution platform, tormented through lifetime after lifetime by bone-deep regret. He defied heaven and changed fate, turning back time, just to return to the moment they first met and never again betray her love.
In their previous life, she raised her eyes and fell in love at first sight, doomed to suffer;
in this life, she raises her eyes and meets her destiny again, with every long-awaited reunion finally at hand.
Endless romance, vast rivers and mountains, love beginning and ending, affection and hatred entwined: all the sorrow and joy of countless lifetimes lie in that single glance.
Theme: Historical romance
I Was There in Your Youth
He Once Thought
He Slowly Walked Toward Me
Someone Will Cross Mountains and Seas for You 2
Someone Crosses Mountains and Seas for You
Not Fond of the Mortal World's Clamor
River Flames Like Fireflies
Light Between the Clouds
Maybe Tomorrow
Truly Deserved
Strange Tales by Lamplight
When I Looked Back, He Was Still There