The Princess Consort Reborn

Changsun Qing was originally a princess sent to marry for peace. In phoenix coronets and wedding robes, accompanied by a bridal procession stretching ten miles, she traveled to the Central Plains to marry Prince Li, the man who had long shared her love.

But on their wedding night, an imperial edict transformed Changsun Qing from a prince's consort into an imperial concubine.

Forced to part from Prince Li and enter the palace's inner chambers, she received a promise from him in his grief: if she became his spy and helped him claim the throne, he would make her empress once he succeeded.

He would avenge her humiliation, and they would be together forever.

Changsun Qing agreed.

In the end, Prince Li killed the emperor and took the throne. But what awaited Changsun Qing was a strip of white silk, a cup of poisoned wine, and these words: "The wicked consort, Changsun, brought chaos to the imperial harem. Her crime merits death!"

Only then did she learn that the emperor hadn't abducted her. Prince Li had personally offered her to him.

His promise that they would be together forever had been a lie. She was nothing but a pawn in his hands, discarded as soon as she was no longer useful. Changsun Qing regretted it too late, and the poisoned wine ended her life.

When she opened her eyes again, she had returned to the day she first arrived in Chang'an.

Changsun Qing was still a princess sent to marry for peace, but this time she refused to let fate control her. Prince Li could not be trusted, so she turned her attention to the emperor on the throne.

The emperor had treated her well in her previous life. He had only met his death because of her.

She offered him an alliance, and he accepted.

In this life, Changsun Qing still became an imperial concubine, but she was no longer Prince Li's most devoted follower. She would repay him in full for all the suffering she'd endured and let him taste despair for himself.

The emperor: When a beauty throws herself into my arms, I have no choice but to accept.

I offer you the realm as my betrothal gift, and promise you a lifetime of glory.

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Prince Li once thought Changsun Qing was the best pawn in his hands, someone who could help him fulfill his ambition to rule the world. But on the day of the empress's coronation, he saw her walking hand in hand with his imperial brother toward the high platform, receiving the adoration of the people, and realized his plans had gone completely awry.

It was as if something had been lost forever.

His Qingqing had become another man's empress.

Theme: The hardships you endure will become the stepping stones to happiness.