(I changed the protagonist's name a little. I might revise the blurb too, but the premise is unchanged.)
In her previous life, Xie Yining married a short-lived emperor. By the age of twenty-five, she had become the Empress Dowager, ruling from behind the curtain and living the high life.
The one thing that never went her way was that her childhood nemesis had grown into a powerful, corrupt official who opposed her at every turn.
One day, they had a huge argument over tax revenue.
Xie Yining slammed the door on her way out, furious enough to grind her teeth.
She planned to wait until the young emperor took power and stripped Meng Jue of his authority. Then she'd trample him underfoot and make him suffer.
Perhaps she was so lost in thought that she didn't watch her step. She missed a stair, tumbled down, and died.
Before losing consciousness, she had only one thought: What a humiliating way to die. Now he'll laugh at me for the rest of his life.
When she opened her eyes again, Xie Yining found herself back in infancy.
Everything had to start over, and Xie Yining wanted to cry.
Then she looked down and saw her old nemesis, Meng Jue, lying beside her.
He was sucking on his tiny hand and drooling, looking nothing like the future corrupt official who would hold the court in his grip.
Thinking about how she was now "sharing a bed" with someone, Xie Zhaozhao flared up. She planted her soft little foot on his face and made him cry.
If she couldn't handle the future Meng Jue, surely she could handle the Meng Jue of today?
A gentleman never lets a grudge go unanswered. Xie Yining decided she would show him what she could do, until he had to take a detour whenever he saw her.
From then on, she made a habit of bullying Meng Jue, and their days were full of chaos.
But this man was like a piece of sticky flypaper. Not only did he refuse to avoid her, he even blushed and proposed!
That might work. She could make Meng Jue fall in love with her, then cruelly dump him!
Xie Yining was delighted just thinking about how Meng Jue would sob in the future.
But she couldn't understand why he seemed like two different people, by day and by night.
By day, he was a gentle, courteous gentleman. At night, he would grip her waist and force her to call him "husband," saying strange things like how she could only ever belong to him. It made her think of the corrupt official he'd been in her previous life!
She couldn't live like this!
Yesterday's enemies become today's spouses.
Sweet and carefree beauty vs. sharp-tongued powerful official
1v1, sc. The child from her previous life was not the female lead's.
Theme: Give sincerity for sincerity, and cherish the person in front of you.
