After I Married a Powerful Minister, They All Ended Up in the Crematorium

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The whole novel is undergoing major revisions and is not complete.

From childhood onward, Chi Yu had followed every rule to the letter: she was virtuous and gracious, served her in-laws, and obeyed her husband.

In return, her husband brought home a young woman from his clan as a concubine, then doted on her day and night.

Chi Yu felt wronged, but her husband said, "She's still young. You should be the one to make allowances for her."

Her in-laws blamed her for being unreasonable: "You're the mistress of the household. Don't be petty."

Even her father advised her, "Men always have concubines. Your younger brother's future depends on you."

Chi Yu endured it all, never imagining that her concubine would scheme against her and that she would die of illness on her own birthday.

Reborn, she now faced her exploitative father, an ambitious young woman from her husband's clan, her fickle fiance, and her strict, demanding future in-laws...

Chi Yu gave a cold laugh. They could repay those debts bit by bit. She was going to live for herself.

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The Duke of the State felt that something about Chi Yu seemed a little off. It was time to soothe her.

But on New Year's Eve, he saw a young man in military garb on the bustling main street, riding with effortless confidence in brilliant clothes. He stopped before Chi Yu and reached down to her from horseback. "A Yu, from now on, I'll spend every year with you."

The young man was radiant and handsome, fireworks bursting behind him. The moment the duke saw his face, his eyes reddened.

It was his elder brother, Shen Wence, whom he had harmed and left to die, his blood staining the frontier.

Later, the old duke and his wife went to any lengths to drive the concubine into a dead end;

her father spent his entire fortune, offering a thousand gold pieces just to win her smile and begging her to come home and see her family one last time;

the duke was ruined in her name, and on his way to the execution ground, all he asked was for her to look at him once.

Once, people had treated her as worthless. Now everyone lifted her to the heavens. They all begged for her forgiveness. Chi Yu, who could turn the business world upside down and wanted to extend her reach out to sea, only sneered: "No need. You don't deserve it."

[Bonus Scene]

Chi Yu wanted to reach into the court, but she was missing an ally.

As she racked her brains, her powerful husband of convenience, Shen Wence, leaned close. "Why not consider me, my lady?"

Later, the mighty general who commanded armies and the decisive Shen Wence, who ruled the court, kissed her fingertips before thousands, offered her a grand bridal procession stretching ten miles, and pledged the whole realm as her bride price, willingly becoming her subject.

He had schemed for two lifetimes, and at last his wish came true.

1. Everyone gets their comeuppance; satisfying, sweet romance; the second male lead wins her heart.

2. The heroine does not reconcile with them and comes to her senses from the start.

3. In her past life: a gentle, well-bred young lady x a dashing young man.

In this life: a clear-headed, clever businesswoman x a decisive, ruthless minister.

4. Shen Wence is not the family's biological son; both leads are reborn.

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Jiang Yu and Lu Jingyuan were a perfect match, well-matched in status and made for each other. She was the most beautiful woman in the capital, and he was a young general who had made his name in battle.

They married by imperial decree. At first, they treated each other with respect, but later he was sent to the northern frontier, and their time apart gradually cooled their affection.

She complained, "Why are you never home?"

He snapped, "Why can't you think about things from my perspective?"

Whenever they met, they fought, until he died in battle on the northern frontier, his soul unable to return home.

After his death, Jiang Yu found him on the battlefield, still clutching the hairpin he had bought for her. She remembered how he brought her lychees, fanned her on summer nights, and carried her on his back for a very long way...

When she opened her eyes, Jiang Yu had returned to the age of fifteen.

In this new life, the first person she thought of was Lu Jingyuan.

When she went to find him, she saw the boy galloping through a flower garden, dressed in fine clothes and riding with carefree confidence, full of springtime joy.

When he noticed her, he mischievously tugged her braid and laughed. "Little miss, why did you come out to play without a servant?"

Jiang Yu: "..."

He panicked. "Don't cry! Your big brother will take you out to have fun."

Jiang Yu never knew that the husband whose whole life had been worn down by the fires of war had been such a carefree rascal in his youth, taking her to hunt pheasants, skip class, and catch fish...

Then let the regrets of their last life be slowly made up for in this one.

# Innocent, beautiful young lady x dashing young man

One-on-one romance, both leads' first time

Theme: Don't dwell on the past