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Blurb:
[Short Version]
The one who offered up the empire was the young chancellor, a man who held the highest office.
The empress on the throne was the girl he had raised in this life, and the wife he had missed in his previous life.
[Long Version]
Xie Qingping, a chancellor renowned for his upright and honorable character, did three things over the past decade that were not quite so upright or honorable.
First, at the age of twenty-two, he defied all convention and raised a six-year-old girl from a humble family to the throne.
Second, disregarding the strict separation of men and women, he stayed in the inner palace for eight years, teaching and guiding her day and night so she could gain real power as soon as possible.
Third, at thirty, he turned down the empress's confession and set out to find a talented young man from an aristocratic family to be her consort.
His wish was simple: after he was gone, she would forget him and find someone to spend the rest of her life with.
*
In the ninth year of Jingxi, at the grand court assembly, the fourteen-year-old emperor issued an edict:
A nationwide selection would be held to bring new people into the inner palace.
After four months and five rounds of selection, the six thousand candidates had been whittled down to fifty. They were granted ranks and welcomed into the palace's nine tiers.
Thus the harem of the Great Ning Empire was opened.
She thought: The world is vast. There's no need to be bound by love. There are so many people in the world; he isn't the only one.
[Truly gentle and restrained young chancellor VS seemingly wanton and carefree young empress]
For a woman to rule the world was already outrageous, and now she wanted every fine young man in the realm beneath her skirts.
People whispered in private: The empress really was raised by the chancellor. They're cut from the same cloth when it comes to defying convention.
No, she's clearly gone even further than he has.
Later, the two of them did something even more outrageous.
The empress gave birth to a son and a daughter, and their father was unknown.
The chancellor knocked on the palace gates in the dead of night, seeking to return to the inner palace.
Content warnings:
1. The heroine opens a harem because of her position, but there is no polyamory. It's only to put the hero through the wringer, so proceed with caution if that's not your thing. One-on-one romance, happy ending.
2. The hero is reborn, while the heroine gradually regains her memories of her past life. You could say they have both been reborn, in a way.
3. The hero's regret begins in the very first chapter, burning from his past life into this one. This novel could also be called The Chancellor's Regret.
Historical Romance Pre-Release: Like Morning Dew
Fleeing from the imperial capital to the frontier, Pei Zhaolu spent more than half a year hiding and running with her four-year-old son.
In front of a temple at the border, with snow swirling all around, she pointed at the child and told the monk, "He's your imperial brother's. I've brought him to you."
The monk took the child and turned to close the door.
Pei Zhaolu stood outside the temple and smiled weakly.
In the middle of the night, the temple doors opened again.
"Come inside!" The monk's voice was stern, with not a trace of a monk's compassion.
There was no answer from outside.
He lifted his lantern and looked out. A crooked line of bloody footprints led down the mountain. Later, halfway down the slope, he found her half-buried in snow, barely clinging to life.
*
Pei Zhaolu and Li Mu reunited five years after their divorce.
It was also the fifth year since Li Mu had shaved his head and become a monk.
By then, she was the crown princess of a fallen dynasty, the daughter of a disgraced official, condemned by everyone.
He was the Sixth Prince, supported by former ministers who wanted to bring him back to the capital to save the empire.
"If Your Highness hadn't insisted on marrying me back then, I would still be the beloved daughter of the Situ family."
"If Your Highness hadn't insisted on divorcing me later, I would still be your Sixth Princess Consort, dreaming of a harmonious marriage and growing old together."
"Everything that has happened to me today is thanks to you."
Beneath the Buddha's lamp, holding a bowl of hot porridge, she wanted so badly to say this.
But then she thought: What was there left to say between them?
And what would it change?
Just... thank you.
Thank you for feeding me today.
Thank you for saving my life tonight.
So she bowed low, touching her forehead to the ground, and respectfully kowtowed to him.
That single kowtow shattered Li Mu's heart.
Note:
1. Both leads were virgins when they married. Later, the heroine remarried and spent five years as the crown princess, so she is no longer a virgin while the hero is. Readers who want both leads to be virgins throughout should proceed with caution.
2. As always, even the punctuation in the main story is angsty. You'll have to pick the sweetness out of the shards of glass. Pure sweetness is in the bonus chapters. Happy ending.
Theme: Bring peace to the realm, govern the country, keep the family in order, cultivate one's character, and improve oneself.
I remember that last year I saw recommended collections in books by two other authors that I liked very much. At that time, I just collected them before they were finished, and I almost missed such a good book. It took me three nights to read it in one go, and I want to say 1. This is the twin literature I have been looking for for a long, long time. I feel that not many people can write well about the subject of twins who were thoroughly bewitched in the previous life, and many of them were forced. The plot setting of this book is at an excellent level! 2. Although the ending is bad, the process is really sad. Lovers of sad stories are ecstatic. 3. This book has more than 2,000 collections, which is really unscientific! Really well written! I hope you will continue to work hard! I want to make up for the fact that the princess, who I heard is very abusive, doesn't dress up.
I recently read two abuse novels, and my wife came back to wash my eyes in both of them. A collection that exceeds my wife's collection by a dozen or even dozens of times. But I still think that my wife's abusive writing is the real abuse. She goes both ways, she is in love with her, but she is trapped in her family, country, world, and the world's people. It is great cruelty and great love. Whether it was Jiujiu and his uncle, or Du Ruo and Wei Xun, they were all suffering from depression in the middle, but they were all cured in the end. I felt sorry for them and cried for them in various ways. In the end, I felt it was worthwhile and warm. The two books I read recently made me feel like I was at the beach and just wanted to vomit!!!!!! Confess my love to Jiujiu and uncle again! The other one... When will the wife write the article? Wuwuwuwuwu...
It's all finished, I'm a little disappointed, I don't have to catch up on the update, yum yum yum yum yum, but I still congratulate my wife for finishing it, and I'm waiting for the next book to be pre-received, hehehe. I think this is not a failed work, on the contrary, it is very good, but it may not be in line with the taste of the JJ audience, and it lacks some luck, so the collection is not high. Don't be discouraged, madam, things will definitely get better in the future!!! I have always liked gentle and elegant gentlemen paired with smart and kind-hearted heroines. It's a pity that there are basically none, because this kind of elegant gentleman is difficult to create, and a gentle gentleman is not as impactful as a domineering president. After all, there are many plots for a domineering president, such as forced love, yandere, misunderstandings of female partners, etc. But if a gentle gentleman really just says "I am pleased with you", you may be able to go straight to the finale. For various reasons, there are very few authors who write about gentle gentlemen, and even fewer who write about gentle gentlemen well. But my wife allowed me to see a real gentleman who is glorious and graceful, and I really like the Prime Minister!!! And the heroine, I have always felt that an elegant gentleman and a smart girl are the best match. They have the same mind and are in the same boat. Rather than a gentleman falling in love with the heroine because she is soft, good-looking or charming, I think a gentleman who is attracted only by her appearance is not a gentleman, but just a hypocrite. My female goose is really cute and smart, and she and my uncle are a match made in heaven, hehehe. It's just that they have really suffered too much in this life and the previous life. I hope they won't have to suffer so much in the second half of this life and the next lifetime. I also hope that my wife's work and life will go well!
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha the male protagonist is really interesting, he has a hostage in his belly
No, I'm going to die laughing. The Prime Minister's plan: During Jiujiu's pregnancy, I will take good care of her and make sweet medicinal diet. I have certain medical skills and can take care of her at any time. I will take care of her smoothly. Actuality:… It's so difficult, so hard, so hard!!! She wants a handsome man, but she can still force me to marry someone else!!! How big of a deal is leg cramps, but she clearly wasn't talking about it a second ago?! Prince Consort: I eat melons, I have a bad mouth, I am a bitch.
My previous life was so miserable, woo woo woo
The author is really amazing. I thought the character design was already very complete, but I didn't expect it could be more complete. It's so awesome. It feels like it really happened.
Even though it's over, I'll still come over and take a look when the time comes.
I'm here for the second time, and suddenly I feel that Jiujiu and the Prime Minister are having an office romance! Especially when they hold meetings in the Qinzheng Hall, approve memorials, and report to and from the office properly!
This is my favorite novel since I read it. Madam, you are awesome! I particularly like the setting, writing, and plot. I will read it again and again in the future. It is like a child that I watched grow up. For the first time, I emotionally invested in accompanying it to grow up and finish it. I wait for the update every night before going to bed after reading it. I hope that my wife will continue to work hard, don't be discouraged, and pay attention to rest when updating articles. Only those who are healthy can write better articles. Come on(???_??)?