The Late Emperor Wants to Reconcile with Me

My new novel, For the Court, is now underway. #I finally became the Empress Dowager, only for my dead husband to come back to life# #Should I get back together with my ex? Asking online, in a hurry# After Li Yueshu became empress, her lifelong goal was to become the Empress Dowager! For this, she lived every day in fear and trembling, walking on eggshells. Secure her position as empress: done. Have a child: in progress. Wait for the emperor to die: in progress. Who knew that plans could never keep up with fate? The emperor died ahead of schedule! Her dream came true in one giant leap! Li Yueshu: Let me think. First, I'll find a few actors to put on a show, then keep a few pretty-faced young eunuchs around to massage my shoulders and legs... Then one day, she suddenly noticed that the seventh prince, who had always been such a nondescript presence at court, was starting to look more and more like the late emperor! And he kept staring at her with the gloomy, resentful gaze of a wronged husband! Li Yueshu: Oh, oh no, how scary. Someone get me a young eunuch to calm my nerves. ** The realm was at peace, and the government was stable. Emperor Yuan Cheng was suddenly assassinated. In his final moments, just before closing his eyes, there was only one thing he could not stop worrying about. His little empress was so delicate. Without him, and with no children, how would she manage? Perhaps it was fate. When Yuan Cheng opened his eyes again, he had become his own younger brother. Then he discovered that nothing was as he had expected. The ministers he had thought he could entrust with governing the realm had not only killed the heir he had chosen, but also installed a child puppet emperor and thrown the court into chaos? The timid, cowardly little empress he had known had completely changed. Not only was she not mourning him, she was singing and feasting every night, eating, drinking, and keeping a whole group of pretty-faced young eunuchs around? Yuan Cheng: ??? Yuan Cheng: Excellent. I'm so furious I've come back to life. *Before the soul transmigration, the man was nine years older than the woman. Afterward, he was two years younger than her. The companion novel next door, For the Court, is now underway. An ambitious Empress Dowager x a loyal, wolfish hound. Two strong leads. What's it like to become the Empress Dowager at a young age? Zheng Jiahe: Thanks for asking. Obviously, I get to lounge in the beauty of my lovers' arms, wield power over the realm when I wake, and inherit my late husband's younger brother and throne, too. The proper blurb starts here When the Crown Prince married, Prince Qin Yang Bian stood in for his elder brother and personally escorted the woman he had cherished for seven years into the Eastern Palace. Later, the throne changed hands and a new emperor ascended. Yang Bian watched her take her place as empress, magnificent and dignified, then turned to the new emperor to request permission to leave the capital and head to the borderlands. He did not return for three years. Yang Bian thought he would spend the rest of his life making do with yellow earth and sandstorms, but he never expected his imperial brother's life to be so short. Carrying the late emperor's secret decree and ordered to return to the capital, Yang Bian looked at the young Empress Dowager standing on the steps, her expression calm and her bearing graceful. He swept his robe aside and knelt. Imperial brother, I can only apologize to you. [Bonus scene] Zheng Jiahe was reminiscing with her maid. “What about Prince Qin?” the maid asked. “Him?” Zheng Jiahe lazily raised her eyes. “Look at his background and what he's been through. Does he seem easy to control? I never planned to be with him for long. I was just looking for something new.” The door creaked open. Zheng Jiahe looked up and saw Yang Bian standing there, watching her coldly. Coming soon: The Crown Prince and the Imperial Consort Corrupt eunuchs run rampant, while the old emperor is foolish, incompetent, and lecherous. Sixteen-year-old Yan Zhi is selected to enter the palace. Graceful and seductive, she charms the old emperor until he is utterly besotted, showering her with all his affection. But Yan Zhi knows that once the old emperor dies, she will be forced to join the childless consorts in being buried alive with him. Yan Zhi does not want to be buried alive. To escape, she sets her sights on the adopted son of the most powerful eunuch in the court, a young eunuch. “When the time comes, give me a cup of poison so I can die without suffering, all right?” She tugs at the young eunuch's sleeve, her beautiful eyes brimming with tears, looking as delicate as a pear blossom in the rain. He would never bear to let her die. He has the power to save her. On the day the old emperor dies, the eunuch keeps his promise and hands her a cup of murky wine. Yan Zhi makes sure it is not poisoned, then drinks it without a worry. When she wakes again, she discovers she really has been saved. The young eunuch has changed into an emperor's robes and is sitting by the bed. His phoenix eyes sweep over her before he looks her way. “Was it fun, scheming against me, Imperial Grandmother?” ~ Theme: When you look back, the one you seek is there, beyond the fading lantern lights.