[Synopsis updated]
When Sang Rou is reborn, the most important thing is to stay away from Zhou Chongjing, the man she once loved most.
She had been madly in love with him since childhood. Using her status as a princess, she relentlessly pursued him. She thought he would dislike her, but never imagined that he hated her so much.
After the court was defeated in war, he led a group of ministers in pressuring her brother to send her to the western barbarian lands to marry for peace.
"If the princess is willing to make this noble sacrifice and marry abroad, she will save millions of people in Wu. I, too, admire the princess's great benevolence."
That was the first time he had ever been willing to speak to her of his own accord.
She listened to his words, entranced, and married into the Yi kingdom. For three years, she suffered beatings and humiliation at the hands of its king. Later, she lost her child and was left injured, dying in the bitter cold and heavy snow with barely any clothes on.
Only after her death did the people of Wu finally come to claim her.
In a daze, she watched as they brought her body back to Wu. On the day of her funeral, someone wept bitterly for her, while Zhou Chongjing stood before her coffin with an indifferent expression and no trace of grief, urging her brother to put the greater good first.
When Sang Rou opened her eyes again, news of the defeat had just reached the palace. She refused all the upright officials who urged her to marry for peace in the name of righteousness. With the court and country cursing her, she left without a word by boat for Huaizhou, a place of breathtaking beauty.
She leaned by the Forget-Worries Tower, drinking wine and listening to music. Zhou Chongjing came south from the capital to pursue her.
She gathered the silk robe that had slipped from her shoulder. Her jade-like face seemed flushed with wine, but her gaze was cool and clear. Smiling, she asked the newcomer, "Chancellor Zhou, are you still going to urge me to marry for peace?"
Zhou Chongjing stood alone outside the beaded curtain. Hearing Sang Rou's question, he pushed the curtain aside and entered. He walked up to her and knelt before the couch, taking the wine cup from her hand. His voice was gentle as he said, "No. I have come to ask for your hand."
Note: The hero pursues his wife after losing her. The heroine experienced everything in her previous life, and this time she's doing whatever she wants.
