May My Lady Live a Thousand Years

Blurb Fan Zhou lived for a total of thirty years in her previous life. Her parents cherished her in the first half of her life, and in the second half, she married the man she loved. She became his only wife and had children of her own. By all rights, her life should have been complete, with nothing left to wish for. Yet the longer she lived, the unhappier she became. Her husband was graceful and admired by all, but whenever he faced her, he was always critical and never pleased. Fan Zhou had never been one to dwell on things, and even as she lay dying, she couldn't figure out why her husband despised her so much. --Later, she lived another life. Standing before a bronze mirror, Fan Zhou suddenly understood her husband's predicament. Her looks were ordinary, and she wasn't gentle or demure in the slightest. How could she be a match for a husband of such distinguished family and appearance? So this time, she rejected the marriage her family had arranged with his, without giving it much thought. -- In his previous life, Ji Heng married a woman he didn't particularly like. But it was his parents' decision, arranged through the matchmaker, and he couldn't change it. Nor did he care enough to try. He was cold by nature. As far as he was concerned, any woman would do for a wife. He simply didn't care. But they didn't spend their whole lives together in that first life. Bandits raided them, and the woman died trying to save someone else. He brought a cart full of ransom money, but couldn't buy back her body. Later, he lived to a ripe old age and died peacefully, only to wake up back before their marriage. His parents told him the other family had taken the initiative to call off the marriage. He thought that was for the best. He didn't care either. They had no real affection for each other anyway, so they could part ways and each find happiness. -- Later, Fan Zhou was attacked by bandits once more. It seemed everything was just as it had been in her previous life. The only difference was that another person stepped in front of her and took the blade meant for her. -- [Alternate Universe] [A Match Made in Heaven] 2022-7-15 Theme: Resilient as the wind, always by my side