Peering at the Pearl (Both Reborn)

Female Lead's Version:

In her previous life, Feng Tang was the adopted daughter of Emperor Mingzong, yet she stubbornly and recklessly insisted on marrying a top scholar from a poor family.

She helped him rise from utter poverty to become the head of the Grand Secretariat, but he never loved her. She suffered constant mistreatment and died at the age of twenty-nine.

Before she died, she watched him marry the woman he had always loved, build a happy family, and rise to ever greater heights.

Yet no one remembered her anymore, Princess Yongning Feng Tang.

When she opened her eyes again, she found herself back at the age of fifteen, when Xie Yu had just placed first in the imperial examinations. With eyes deep as pools and a handsome bearing, he should have been irresistible. But Feng Tang did not admire and adore him as she had in her previous life. She didn't spare him a glance, turning instead to raise Emperor Mingzong's least-loved young prince.

She knew that this insignificant little prince would rise to power in just a few years, seize the throne, unite the Central Plains, and become an emperor remembered throughout history.

She supported him as he grew into adulthood and watched him ascend the throne, hoping only to live peacefully and leisurely as a princess wealthy enough to rival a nation.

She never became a princess. Instead, she became the most revered woman in the dynasty...

Male Lead's Version:

Wei Yao would always remember the bright smile and spirited grace of the woman who had given him hope when he was at his lowest in his previous life. That warmth sustained him as he struggled up from the mire, determined to become someone worthy of standing by her side.

He fought to conquer the Central Plains for her and seized power over the realm for her.

Yet he watched her marry another man, saw her suffer abuse, and witnessed her die with regrets.

From then on, the nights stretched on endlessly, and the throne was cold and lonely. He had only himself to endure the long years that remained.

Perhaps Heaven heard his anguish, because it gave him the chance to live his life over again.

He swore that this time, he would protect her well.

No one would ever take her away from him.

#A love spanning two lifetimes, all for you#

Reading Guide:

Both leads are reborn; older woman and younger man romance.

The title may change.

This is a heartwarming story. May all of us who have been hurt find healing.

Theme: Wounds can eventually heal.