The Reborn Empress's Grand Ambition

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[Heroine: ruthless, toxic, and unhinged / Hero: delicate, frail, beautiful, and tragic]

In her previous life, Princess Shiyu, renowned throughout the land, did many mad things.

Relying on the emperor's favor, she poisoned his beloved consort, plotted against the imperial heirs, read memorials, and meddled in affairs of state. There was nothing she couldn't do, nothing she wouldn't touch.

In the end, she threatened to kill herself, rejected a host of noble suitors, and married the sickly, pale-clad Nalan Xun. A noblewoman of the realm had personally begged to marry beneath her station, becoming the laughingstock of the world.

Yet the most dramatic entry in the history books came in the seventh year of her marriage to Nalan Xun. With the realm at peace, she forced the death of the young emperor she had raised to power, then launched a coup.

That very night, in the inner courtyard of the Princess's residence, her prince consort Nalan Xun left her a letter of divorce and then took his own life with a dagger.

Holding the letter, Princess Shiyu finally realized with absolute clarity: Nalan Xun did not love her.

She had loved him for so many years, cast aside her dignity and lowered her status for his sake, only to have her love misplaced. What a joke.

It truly wasn't worth it.

If that was the case, she thought as she looked at the life she had been given anew. This time, she absolutely would not marry Nalan Xun.

Reading guide:

1. Readers who require spotless protagonists and historical accuracy, please stay away / Both leads are reborn / The heroine will not become empress.

2. Please don't interpret an ancient setting through modern values.

3. Your dealbreakers are not the author's. The author does not agree with spoiler-filled warnings, so please stay away if that bothers you.

4. The characters' values do not represent the author's.

Premise: Take love seriously.