The Empress Who Broke Off the Engagement

What should a woman from ancient times do after being jilted and having her reputation ruined by the man she was engaged to? Before Su Yue could think of an answer, the fair and upright emperor solved the problem for her: Enter the palace! Holding the imperial decree, Su Yue desperately wanted to negotiate with the emperor. Left with no choice, she entered the palace, though she really wouldn't have minded becoming a nun instead. Well, she could think of it as retiring early in the palace. Unless something unexpected happened, she was unlikely to win the emperor's favor anyway. After all, he was her former fiance's cousin! But she never imagined that the emperor had been reborn. What was she supposed to do now? P.S. The heroine watches from the sidelines and makes up the numbers. Palace intrigue is someone else's problem, yet she somehow ends up the winner in life. Theme: