My Ex Has Ascended the Throne, and I'm the Wife of a Rebel

Xie Suyun was born into the Laiwu Xie Clan, the legitimate daughter of one of the most illustrious families in the land. She chose the wrong side in the royal succession struggle and married the Fourth Prince. The man she had let down ascended the throne. When they met again, she had become her beloved's sister-in-law, and had to kneel at the feet of the man she once loved to pay her respects. She followed the Fourth Prince to his fief, thinking she could live out her days in peace. But the Fourth Prince was truly useless, spending all his time on wine and women, leaving her to manage the vast lands of Dongqin alone. Xie Suyun did not want the man she had once loved to see her in such a wretched state. She worked herself to the bone, propping up Dongqin's reputation and laboring tirelessly for half her life, until the once-barren lands of Dongqin became rich and prosperous. Who could have guessed that, seeing his granaries full, the useless man would think he was capable again and raise an army in rebellion! In less than half a month, Dongqin, the land Xie Suyun had devoted half her life to, was reduced to scorched earth. She was taken to the capital in chains and brought to the executioner's block. To her dying day, she could not forget the look in her former beloved's eyes as he stood on the high platform: pitying, empty, like a pool of icy autumn water. With a blink, Xie Suyun was back in the vast Xie family estate in Laizhou, living in the finest courtyard, Tingchao Court. At that time, the Xie Clan had yet to decide to back the ascendant Fourth Prince, and Xie Suyun had not yet fallen out with her childhood sweetheart. Theme: Stay positive and live well.