The emperor, nearing forty, falls for the young Gu Jiaoniang, and his old heart catches fire. He first makes Gu Jiaoniang an Imperial Noble Consort, and the empress, who actively fights in the palace to defend her position, meets a tragic end.
She goes from empress to a dethroned woman abandoned by everyone, all because she plotted for her children and harmed the emperor’s precious Imperial Noble Consort.
Emperor: "I’ve put up with you and indulged you, but you refuse to repent. You used underhanded methods to hurt the only woman I’ve ever loved, my Jiaojiao. I can no longer tolerate you."
Princess Anle: "As empress, you should have been magnanimous and treated the consorts like sisters. She sincerely loved Father and never meant to compete with you for the throne. If you hadn’t harmed her, you wouldn’t have been deposed."
Second Prince: "You’re not my real mother. You schemed against her without regard for what I wanted. I’m too ashamed to face the Imperial Noble Consort."
Imperial Noble Consort: "I’m not interested in the title of empress. All I want is for the emperor to have only me. Since I wasn’t there to accompany him in the first half of his life, I’ve always envied you. If I’d married him earlier, I wouldn’t have let him feel lonely again."
After the deposed empress loses all hope, she takes Gu Jiaoniang, who has risen from Imperial Noble Consort to empress, back three years in time with her. Back then, she was still empress, Gu Jiaoniang had yet to meet the emperor, and nothing had begun. But the two of them have switched bodies.
What could be better? Looking at the youthful, beautiful face in the mirror, she smiles.
Reader’s guide:
1. The whole story is indulgent and satisfying, with the plot serving the heroine. There’s occasional melodrama and shock value.
2. I’m writing again after many years, and I’m now a sensitive author. If you don’t like the premise, my dear reader, feel free to leave.
3. The heroine is genuinely a scheming black lotus. She has no maternal love left for the children she had in her previous life. If you can’t accept that, please make your escape.
Theme: Be strong and independent. Love never disappears
