...The second male lead, HZC, gets his ashes scattered. The male lead is her uncle by marriage.
As a young girl, Jiang Zhiyu was the cherished daughter of a powerful family. The noble young men who vied for her favor would fight over even a flower tossed her way. She was the darling of every eligible bachelor.
Her marriage to Rong Jie, however, came about because of an imperial decree from the Empress Dowager.
No one knew.
It was her secret longing, a love she kept hidden from everyone.
Rong Jie was Chang'an's most unattainable beauty.
He hated Jiang Zhiyu's spoiled manner, and he hated that her casual request to the throne had forced him to marry her.
More importantly, his heart already belonged to someone else.
After their marriage, her mother-in-law tormented her, and her father-in-law was harsh.
Jiang Zhiyu spent three years at the Changqing Marquis Estate, yet she and Rong Jie remained as cold and distant as strangers.
The turning point in their relationship came with a calamity three years later.
The Jiang family was implicated in a treason case, and every member of the family was executed. When Jiang Zhiyu returned to the Changqing Marquis Estate dressed in mourning, she was met only by its firmly shut gates.
She was no longer the Jiang family's cherished daughter, but merely the daughter of a disgraced official, fallen into the mud.
Naturally, the marquis's estate would not accept a mistress like her.
Jiang Zhiyu only wanted to see Rong Jie one last time.
She waited for who knew how long.
At last, Rong Jie came out from behind the gate and looked down at her.
"Next month, I will marry another noblewoman. If you are willing to become my concubine, you may come in. If not..."
His voice was cold. "Find somewhere else to go."
The Jiang estate had been sealed, and everyone who had once been associated with her now avoided her.
Jiang Zhiyu had nowhere to go.
Snow fell over Chang'an all night.
It was the coldest winter in decades.
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She was reborn on the night before the marriage decree was to be issued.
Pear blossoms bloomed like snow throughout the city in spring. The Empress Dowager smiled and asked, "Zhiyu, what do you think of Rong Jie?"
Jiang Zhiyu came to her senses, then smiled and shook her head.
As blossoms drifted like rain outside the window, she looked at the falling pear blossoms, and
suddenly noticed a gaze she had never sensed in her previous life.
The handsome young lord seated in the place of honor looked at her with lowered eyes.
His expression was unreadable.
He was the Prince of Jin, now so powerful that everyone trembled at the sight of him.
He was also Rong Jie's uncle.
Theme: Always be sincere.
The Ex Who Came Back After I Used and Dumped Them
My Lord, a Thousand Years Old
Moonrise at Xiguan
The Heartless One
Don't Come in Late Spring
After Marrying My Nemesis
Now That I've Seen Spring Begonia
Hiding My Spring Oriole
Midsummer Syndrome
Crossing the Line
The Bright Moon Crosses Over to Me
The Bright Moon Falls into My Arms