After Regaining His Memories, the Crown Prince Wept and Begged Me to Forgive Him

Everyone knew that Jiang Yaotiao was madly, hopelessly in love with Prince Ning, Li Yu. She was the daughter of the chancellor, yet willingly became a secondary consort and gave the position of Prince Ning's principal wife to a merchant's daughter. Her father wielded immense power and never took sides. Yet for Prince Ning's sake, she went to beg her father for help. Before long, Prince Ning was promoted to Crown Prince, but he still felt no affection for her. Rumors even circulated in the capital that after three years of marriage, she was still a virgin! Li Yu believed it too. But even the coldest heart could be warmed one day. She was arrogant and domineering, ruthless and jealous. And yet, shamefully, he had fallen in love with her. So when the corrupt dynasty fell and rebels stormed the palace, the moment they broke into the Eastern Palace, he tossed her a sword so she could die by his side with dignity, remaining a woman of the Li family for all eternity. But the woman looked at him as though he were an idiot. Before he could fly into a rage, her expression suddenly changed, and she looked toward the palace gates. He followed her gaze. But the moment Li Yu recognized the face of the rebel leader at the front, he was struck as if by lightning. How could this man's face look so much like his own...? The next moment, Jiang Yaotiao's voice rang beside him. It was clearly not meant for him, but for the rebel across from them. She said, "I've waited so many years for you. What took you so long?" Everyone in the capital said Jiang Yaotiao had been in love with him, Li Yu, for years. He had been young then, but her affection had flowed like a mighty river. It had seemed so real. How could it have been fake? Later, she became the new emperor's empress. When he finally managed to catch her alone, he hurriedly asked, "Was I so cruel to you in the past that you gave yourself to the new emperor and made him my substitute?" The woman across from him looked at him with the same expression she'd worn on the day the rebels entered the city. "Have I never told you that the new emperor used to be my family's stable hand, and that we grew up together? As for why I insisted on marrying you... Li Yu, I had amnesia back then. I thought you were the man in my memories." [Failed wife-pursuit redemption arc: Li Yu] [The male lead is the new emperor. His former profession: stable hand. Current professions: rebel leader and emperor.]