After Losing Her Memory and Mistaking Him for Her Husband

The Marquis's household had six sons before finally having a daughter. They named her Yao Bi, and she was cherished from childhood, pampered and lovely.

Before she even came of age, the young lady was renowned throughout the capital for her ethereal beauty and dazzling grace.

Everyone speculated that this precious jewel would end up in the imperial household, living behind vermilion walls and beneath golden tiles.

But Shu Yaobi had eyes only for Sheng Antang, the red-robed young scholar. She loved him devotedly, and in the end, she got her wish.

After their wedding, however, Sheng Antang remained a ladies' man, and she was left alone in their home.

Chasing after that red robe, Shu Yaobi fell from her horse, her life hanging in the balance.

*

When Shu Yaobi opened her eyes, her mind was blank, and she had forgotten everything about her past.

A handsome man in black, as exquisite as a jade pendant and a precious tree, stayed up night after night to care for her.

"Husband?"

The man's hand paused, then slowly nodded.

"Mm."

She learned that she had been unconscious for days, and that the man before her had cared for her after she suddenly woke with amnesia. Yet she couldn't remember him at all.

Shu Yaobi felt all the more guilty. "Dear husband, I accidentally forgot you... Could you tell me about yourself again?"

Her figure was reflected in his eyes, and a faint blush spread across his handsome face.

"My name is Chu Huaijing."

"All right, I'll remember!"

Chu Mingchen, courtesy name Huaijing.

The current emperor.

*

The once carefree young scholar suddenly went mad. In public, he cut off his robe and renounced his ties to a crowd of admirers, abandoning his old declaration that he would never enter the corrupt court.

He called in the favor he had earned as the current emperor's study companion, then went alone to the palace and knelt for hours, begging the emperor to send troops to help him find his wife.

The young emperor arrived, adjusted his black imperial robe, and smiled down at the disheveled man in red, once so fond of poetry and wine.

"Antang, how did it come to this?"

"Your Majesty, Brother Huaijing, you and the woman waiting to be married in the palace are deeply in love, but my wife and I are as inseparable as fish and water..."

"No." The emperor in black slowly shook his head, still refusing.

"Husband."

A familiar woman's voice suddenly rang out.

Both men looked over at once.

Sheng Antang froze, then was overcome with joy.

Chu Mingchen stared in shock, his heart sinking to the depths.

Dressed in a radiant bridal gown, Shu Yaobi looked neither left nor right, walking straight toward the figure as the light in his eyes gradually brightened.

"Husband, didn't we agree to go watch the moon at the Moon-Viewing Terrace together?"

She took the emperor's hand.

Please note:

* Brooding, possessive new emperor X sunny, cheerful noblewoman. Both are virgins. The second male lead gets the girl.

* The heroine had a crush before; after losing her memory, she gets a fresh start.

* Fictional setting, with many original worldbuilding details.

* The blurb was first drafted in 2023, then revised on 2026.10.10.

Theme: Choose the one who loves you over the one you love