Reborn as a Half-Step Empress

In the fifteenth year of the Taiyuan era, Rong Yue, heir to Prince Ning's estate, traveled through Xile Town and happened upon Qianshan Liu.

Qianshan Liu was reborn. In her previous life, she had obeyed her father's dying wish and married into the Lu family, becoming Lu Zhibai's young wife. But the Lu family betrayed her, and after her death, her body was reduced to a lump of minced flesh.

After being reborn, she chopped Lu Zhibai's corpse into mince and fed it to the dogs. She thought life would be carefree and delightful from then on, only to discover that a conspiracy had caused her death in her previous life.

Traveling north and touring south, Qianshan Liu became a merchant strategist who hid behind Rong Yue.

Before her shocking identity was revealed to the world, chaos engulfed the land and the people were displaced. Furious, Qianshan Liu rose in rebellion.

Years passed, and he was still a powerful minister.

He cast aside his so-called foolish loyalty and finally fought for her.

"Beneath the throne, all are ants."

Bright red blood wound down the scabbard like tears from red candles. The man's large hand suddenly pulled away from the chest of the person on the throne, sending blood spraying through the air and blurring his features in an instant.

[Rong Yue had never imagined he would fall into such a desperate situation.

In public, he was the emperor's trusted aide, tirelessly handling affairs of state for the Li imperial family. In private, he had become Qianshan Liu's lover.

"Are you busy today?"

Qianshan Liu's delicate hand slipped open his belt. Her lips murmured against his earlobe as she nibbled at it. Candlelight flickered, casting shadows across the man's profile.

Qianshan Liu gently rolled his lips between her fingers, her slender hand holding his chin as she asked softly.]

"If one person stands in my way, I'll kill one. If ten thousand stand in my way, I'll kill ten thousand."

She rises to become empress, with the hearts of the people just beyond her grasp.

One-on-one, both leads' hearts belong only to each other. Rong Yue is the official male lead. There is relatively little romance, and the blurb is set close to the ending. If that's not for you, please don't read.

Content warnings: 1. A strong female lead. Publication begins March 15.

2. Every plot thread will be resolved, and the ending is happy.

3. The heroine starts out in a wheelchair, but she isn't disabled and will recover later.

Theme: In darkness, turn your heart toward the light.