In her previous life, Feng Xing was sent to the underworld with a cup of poisoned wine by her resentful husband, Yuan Hong. Her wonderful future of comfort and luxury was cut short just like that. She had been one step away from a happy life, and died with regrets.
So what if she had an affair with her male favorite? So what if she used witchcraft to curse Yuan Hong? So what if she wanted to retire early as empress dowager? Did he really have to be so petty?
While waiting in line at the underworld's Reincarnation Path, Feng Xing recognized the ghost of her former husband near the front. He put on the air of a gentleman and seemed not to have noticed her, which irritated Feng Xing to no end.
So, without a second thought, she went up and punched him.
After throwing the punch, Feng Xing cried out and shook her hand. "Ow! How come you're still so hard? Yuan Hong, you bastard!"
As it turned out, she'd hit the wrong man. He said his name wasn't Yuan Hong. It was Guan Jia.
Guan Jia was an idiot with money to burn, and by swindling and cheating him, Feng Xing managed to enjoy a few comfortable days in the underworld. Noodles? Guan Jia paid! New clothes? Guan Jia paid! A room at the Yellow Springs Inn? Guan Jia paid!
Earlier, the Judge had told her that if she wanted to be reincarnated, she would have to live through her life again and let go of her worldly attachments.
But Feng Xing had no desire to relive the moment she'd been sentenced to death. After asking around, she finally found the black market in the underworld and used Guan Jia's money to buy a pill that could fool the system.
She thought that when she opened her eyes again, she'd get a fresh start at life. Who could have guessed what would happen?
The first time she woke up, Feng Xing was lying inside a royal tomb coffin, and immediately fainted.
The second time she woke up, an imperial eunuch bearing an edict forced poison down her throat, and she died again.
The third time she woke up, the Judge of the underworld caught her red-handed.
The Judge said, "Your obsession runs too deep. You must go back down and start over."
"You misused someone else's money in the underworld, so you and he are destined to remain entangled in this life and the next."
When she opened her eyes again, Feng Xing had returned to the eighteenth year of the Taihe era.
She had to remember that, before all this, she had kept a pretty young male favorite at her family temple. So the moment Feng Xing awoke, she cried, "Bodhisattva!"
The attendants kneeling by the bed called out one after another, "Your Majesty! Your Majesty! What Bodhisattva?"
Feng Xing: ?! Has my soul moved into Yuan Hong's body?
History repeats itself. But a fatal bug has appeared: whenever she feels resentment toward him, the two of them switch souls.
So the high-and-mighty emperor, who was carrying out reforms to adopt Han customs, finds himself in a woman's body and is relentlessly pursued by her male favorite, Gao Pusa;
while Feng Xing, in the emperor's body, sits in court watching the officials glare and bristle.
Feng Xing: "Whoever wants to be emperor can have the job. I want to go back to the harem and lie flat!"
Yuan Hong grits his teeth and clutches his clothes. "Feng Xing! What exactly is Gao Pusa to you? Why does he keep batting his eyes at me?!"
At first, everyone thinks it's just an absurd farce.
Until the horns of the southern campaign sound, and the cruel truth of history is laid bare before Feng Xing.
When she finally learns why he insisted on sentencing her to death, Feng Xing becomes more obedient and racks her brains to avoid being executed.
Yuan Hong pours his heart and soul into adopting Han customs, heedless of his health.
Feng Xing: "Your Majesty! You have to eat! Otherwise you'll die young!"
Yuan Hong: "Are you really that afraid I'll die of illness?"
Feng Xing: "Of course. It's because I love you~"
Desire burns away the years of life, as greed, anger, and delusion consume more than a decade.
In the underworld, from heaven to earth, we are made for each other, invincible in love, and blissfully entwined.
A noble, self-disciplined, chivalrous, and powerful wise ruler vs. a radiant, bewitching, restless, frail, and sickly demon empress
One-on-one romance, happy ending, both leads' first love
*This is a fictional reimagining based on historical events, so the plot will build on the characters' original personalities. Don't worry about out-of-character behavior. The classic scenes will still be there! The overall tone is lighthearted, and Er Niang and Your Majesty are starting a new life.
*Major historical events won't be made up or distorted, but I'll take liberties with some customs.
Theme: A melodramatic life.
