My Gentle and Virtuous Empress Became a Contrarian

In her previous life, Song Mei, the revered Empress Duan Renyi, fell seriously ill and died before she was thirty.

After death, she did not pass into the cycle of reincarnation. Instead, she became a wandering spirit, watching over the world of the living.

She saw the cruel tyrant clench his teeth and weep, his black hair turning white overnight.

She saw him keep vigil beside her corpse for three whole days and nights without closing his eyes.

She saw him drown himself in wine and dreams, neglecting the affairs of state. Half the court's officials were buried within a single night, and the people suffered terribly.

She saw him wave his hand over a bright yellow memorial, and then...

He appointed a new consort.

Song Mei: ? WTF?

I’m not even in the ground yet and you’re already cheating on me?

For others, the seventh day after death means white paper, mourning clothes, and funeral staffs. For her, it meant a royal wedding, a general amnesty, and a pretty new bride.

Seeing the emperor’s new love take her place as empress, Song Mei was so furious she gasped for breath.

That breath carried her back many years.

After being reborn, Song Mei announced that the gentle, virtuous empress was gone, and so was the sweet, tender little wife. The dog emperor who had cheated on her before she was even buried would get nothing but a sharp-tongued nitpicker who could infuriate people to death!

After making the dog emperor blow his top for the hundredth time, Song Mei finally felt a little better.

Song Mei: “Don’t want to see me? Want me to leave? Why not divorce me and get it over with?”

Yu Qiu: “Fine. Let’s divorce.”

Song Mei waited a month, a season, a year, but the divorce papers never appeared.

All she got was the dog emperor, who should have been furious enough to die after all her provocations, yet still refused to divorce her, and his words: “Fine. Let’s divorce.”

#Two stubborn old souls: one tsundere, one sharp-tongued nitpicker

#Includes nation-building

Theme: Be honest and straightforward. Keep love alive.