Bright Days Under a Clear Sky (Both Reborn)

[The original novel, Reborn to Marry the Rebel Minister (Double Rebirth), is complete, with a new 10,000-character bonus chapter. Thank you all for supporting the official release. The full text is being polished and proofread, so apologies for the frequent updates~]

[Gentle and patient scholar from a humble family X dazzling, delicate noblewoman]

“May the world be peaceful and clear, and bright days shine from now on.”

“He is the ‘rebel minister’ who does the evil officials’ bidding in the eyes of other officials, and also a ‘pawn’ the emperor placed by the side of a treacherous courtier. But no matter how the world judges him, she alone knows that wherever he stands, bright days shine.”

Novel Synopsis

In her previous life, Yan Yunjin, saddled with a reputation for bringing her husbands misfortune, had no choice but to marry Xie Yanqing, a poor scholar from a humble family who was bent on climbing the social ladder.

But Yan Yunjin did not like him. She hated his dullness, stubbornness, and false air of nobility. She thought he was a sycophant who betrayed his trust and acted contrary to a gentleman’s principles.

After they married, they slept in separate rooms.

Xie Yanqing did not seem to mind. He continued to treat her warmly, visiting her courtyard every day to have dinner with her.

Later, Xie Yanqing was convicted and imprisoned in the Imperial Prison, where he was tortured with the court cane until he died. Only while sorting through his belongings did Yan Yunjin discover the hardships behind all those years of currying favor with the powerful and earning people’s contempt.

Thinking back on all the moments they had shared over the years, she realized that without even noticing, she had long since kept him in her heart. After learning the truth, Yan Yunjin, consumed by four years of remorse beneath the lamplight of the Buddha, swallowed gold and took her own life.

One day, she was reborn, back before the Empress Dowager bestowed the marriage.

She did everything she could to marry him, just as she had in her previous life, to make up for past regrets and protect him.

But no matter how hard she racked her brains, she could not understand why this life’s Xie Yanqing dared to risk his life by openly refusing the marriage, or why he treated her so coldly.

[The Male Lead’s Version]

Xie Yanqing was born into a humble family and studied hard for twelve years before passing the imperial examinations.

In his previous life, his outstanding talent earned him the support of the Grand Tutor. He had thought he could make something of himself, but things did not go as planned. A political coup left all his former classmates dead in the Imperial Prison, while his mentor, who had taught him everything, died by smashing his head against a pillar.

He endured for years to clear the victims’ names, but the lovely girl in the goose-yellow dress from his enemy’s family caught his eye...

Reborn, he still insisted on following this path. He simply no longer wished to draw that delicate girl into the game. He refused the marriage bestowed by the Empress Dowager and deliberately avoided every path that might bring him into contact with her.

He never imagined that the girl who had always looked down on him in his memories would one day stand outside his window, eyes brimming with tears over his refusal to marry.

Reading Guide:

1. One-on-one romance, both leads are each other’s first and only.

2. Both the male and female leads are reborn. In their previous lives, he secretly loved her, while she misunderstood and let him down. In this life, they both choose each other.

3. The male lead will not give up his revenge for the female lead. The female lead has strong principles and is no fool in love. She will neither excuse her family’s wrongdoing nor ignore it.

4. The setting is extremely fictional, with a system loosely based on the Ming dynasty and many invented details. Readers who prioritize historical accuracy may wish to pass. The romance is, as always, a slow burn, with no artificial sweetness.

Upcoming Historical Romance Synopsis

[Dazzling noblewoman x handsome young general]

Synopsis:

Xu Mingshu was beautiful and the only child in her family. From the day she was born, the elders in her household cherished her like a pearl in their palms.

At sixteen, at the behest of her aunt, Noble Consort Chen, she married Xiao Heng, her aunt’s adopted son and the Seventh Prince, as the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Jing’an. She became his principal wife.

Xiao Heng was steady and reserved, handsome as a jade tree, and treated her very well. She had thought they would be a loving couple who treated each other with mutual respect.

But on their wedding night, Xiao Heng went straight into his concubine’s room, making her the laughingstock of the entire imperial palace.

Later, when the Xu family was demoted and she was confined to the palace, left with the empty title of Crown Princess, she finally understood that Xiao Heng’s affection had been false, and that he had endured it all unwillingly, with no other choice.

On the day Xiao Heng ascended the throne, Xu Mingshu put on plain clothes and took her own life in the palace.

No one knew that the young general Deng Yanchen, who had fought for three days and nights in bloody battles in Yanzhou and returned victorious, suddenly fell from his horse without warning upon hearing the news. Clutching a hairpin, he collapsed to the ground, his heart aching so badly he could not breathe.

When Xu Mingshu opened her eyes again, she was back on New Year’s Eve when she was twelve.

Firecrackers crackled outside. Following the sound, she walked out and saw a handsome young man standing tall at the end of the corridor, clad in armor.

Xu Mingshu’s eyes filled with tears. Just as she had in her previous life, she asked him, “Little Deng, where is my New Year’s gift?”

The young man smiled warmly and held out his hand. A moon-shaped hairpin lay quietly in his palm. “Here.”

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Deng Yanchen was a gifted young man who mastered the art of war at an early age and rose to become a deputy general in the Black Armor Army.

Later, when the Marquis of Jing’an was demoted on trumped-up charges, Deng Yanchen took command of the Black Armor Army from the old marquis. From then on, he fought on the bloody battlefield to repel foreign invaders, never once resting.

He wanted to trade his military achievements with the emperor for one person, but that person never waited for him to return...

Reading Guide:

1. Rebirth and a change of male lead. One-on-one romance, both leads are each other’s first and only. They were both chaste in their previous lives and are chaste in this life.

2. The male lead never had the chance to confess in his previous life, and they missed each other.

3. The male lead’s father served under the Marquis of Jing’an, and the two leads have known each other since childhood.

May the world be peaceful and clear, and bright days shine from now on.

Theme: Do not say that Confucian learning leads people astray; studying hard will never let you down.