Pear Wine in Spring (Reborn)

Qi Xun ascended the throne as a child, but his health had been poor for years, leaving him powerless to govern. All major affairs of the court were decided by his uncle, the regent prince.

One day, in the gentle spring rain, the young emperor, bedridden with illness for a long time, struggled to his feet and went for a walk in the imperial garden with the help of his attendants. In the distance, he saw a figure approaching.

The young woman's features were gentle, her long lashes glistening with moisture, like a pear blossom drenched in rain. His heart trembled involuntarily.

Later, they met again at a temple outside the capital. The young woman knelt on a cushion with her eyes closed and hands clasped, her profile devout. Watching her from the shadows in plain clothes, he couldn't help but become entranced.

In all his years of living in a sickly body, Qi Xun had never felt such contentment.

*

Back at the palace, Qi Xun was about to send someone to find out who the young woman was when he received the regent prince's decree selecting an empress for him.

It was that very day that he learned she was to be his empress, and the niece of the man he hated most in all the world, the regent prince

Su Lingrou.

Thinking back over the past, Qi Xun suddenly understood: from their first meeting to their reunion, it had all been planned by them.

*

He made her empress as the regent prince wished, but never again showed her even the slightest smile.

"I wish I'd never met you." On their wedding day, he coldly left her with those words and walked away.

On the day Qi Xun took control of the government, he issued an order to purge the regent prince's faction. The once-powerful prince's residence filled with cries, and blood flowed like a river.

At the same time, the empress, neglected ever since she entered the palace, heard the news and silently set fire to the bed curtains.

The flames cast a red glow over her face. Su Lingrou thought that this life of hers, manipulated like a puppet's, should finally come to an end.

Unexpectedly, when she woke again, she was still fifteen years old. The past was like a dream: she could not remember it, nor did she know her uncle would soon come to find her and threaten her with her mother's safety, forcing her to approach Qi Xun and sacrifice her whole life.

*

Spring rain fell once more, and pear blossoms scattered over the earth, just as they had on the day they first met in her previous life. A group of guards surrounded the little courtyard where she lived, and the imperial edict naming her empress was presented to her.

She stared in astonishment as the young emperor, dressed in moon-white robes, walked toward her. Su Lingrou was certain she had never met him, yet the affection in his eyes blazed like fire.

"Arou, this time I found you first, so I won't let you be hurt again."

Before she could fall into the mire, he would take her hand first.

*

Reading Guide:

1. One-on-one romance, both leads are virgins.

2. The hero is reborn, and the heroine will dream about her previous life.

3. They both had their reasons for the unhappy ending in their previous lives. This time, they get a happy ending, heal each other, and the hero wins back his wife as they take revenge together and punish the villains.

4. The hero's health will improve.

5. The title comes from the Tang dynasty poem "Seeing Off Friend Zhengzhou Returning to Pay Respects to His Parents" by Zhao Gu, from the line, "The gardens are fresh on the day of arrival, and spring wine is poured with pear blossoms."

Theme: I decide my fate, not heaven.