To be a suitable wife for Xiao Mingyu, Yan Erya put away her steed and long whip, donned elaborate palace robes, and negotiated with every faction.
The day Xiao Mingyu ascended the throne was also the anniversary of Yan Erya's father's death. She wore nothing but plain palace clothes, yet even that aroused suspicion.
When her young son died, she was overcome with grief. She waited in vain for comfort and compassion, and received only an imperial decree stripping her of power.
Xiao Mingyu was suspicious and heartless. She had chosen the wrong man.
Reborn, Yan Erya wants only to live quietly in a corner, protect her father and brothers, and let the Xiao family descendants fight each other to the death.
Circumstances leave her no choice. She still has to return to the capital, but this time, she is determined to stir up a storm and drag Xiao Mingyu down into the mire.
As Yan Erya makes trouble in the capital, she keeps running into Xiao Mingyu's younger imperial uncle, Xiao Yuanhuai, and their entanglement grows ever deeper.
She curses someone, and he hands her tea. She beats someone, and he hands her a whip. She kills someone, and he hands her a knife. They work together seamlessly and get along wonderfully, but Yan Erya never understands what Xiao Yuanhuai is plotting. Who could have guessed that he came bearing the deep love of two lifetimes?
Yan Erya rode past Chonghua Tower with her whip raised, her eyes fixed only on the displeased Xiao Mingyu. She had no idea her heroic figure had found its way into the heart of someone behind her. Xiao Yuanhuai remembered that moment for two lifetimes and never let it go.
He said, "The world demands that women be chaste, quiet, and gentle. I only want my wife to smile, do as she pleases, and never have to bind herself."
In her previous life, Yan Erya reached the end with no family or friends, alone. In this life, she is surrounded by loved ones and old friends. It is a fine time to be alive.
#Bonus Scene#
Yan Erya goes with her friends to watch handsome men dance, and the regent catches her in the act.
Seeing the regent's stormy expression, her friends make a quick escape. Yan Erya has a sudden inspiration and turns the accusation around: "You've changed. Didn't you say I could do as I pleased? Now you won't even let me watch a dance?"
The regent smiles instead of getting angry. "So you like watching people dance? I'll make sure you get your fill."
That night, the regent enters their bedroom dressed in flowing robes, carrying a sword.
The next day, Yan Erya clutches her aching waist, close to tears. She'll never watch any such dance again!
Theme: Don't judge people by appearances. Look at their hearts.
