In the queue. I'll start this after finishing the Shadow Guard story.
False-gentlemanly powerful minister x truly cold-hearted princess
The royal house of the Deng Dynasty was in decline. Princess Lin'an, Jiang Ruyi, refused to be a caged bird, married off and confined to a manor for the rest of her life. She spent half her life exhausting herself to help her younger brother ascend the throne, pouring out her heart and soul until she died in her prime, before she could fully bloom.
She thought she had nothing to regret, but after her death, the ministers appeared to weep while secretly harboring their own schemes. Even the young emperor could not hide the complicated look in his eyes as he gazed at her coffin.
The only person who truly shed tears for her was Yan Wanhan, the powerful minister who had spent half his life as Jiang Ruyi's bitter rival in court.
Jiang Ruyi's spirit did not fade. She watched as Yan Wanhan bore the crushing burden of preserving the Yan family's glory, only to be exposed as no Yan by blood, but the illegitimate child of an adulterous affair. From ambition to his final days, Yan Wanhan never married and died in his prime.
As Jiang Ruyi sighed over his fate, she opened her eyes and found herself returned to her youth, with the ministers still gazing at her expectantly.
Jiang Ruyi no longer wanted to spend her life making sacrifices for others. Remembering the tear Yan Wanhan had shed by her coffin, she decided to hand power over to him and live as a carefree, wealthy idler.
Unexpectedly, Yan Wanhan's lips curled slightly. His upturned eyes held a seductive glint completely unlike the proper gentleman he had been in his previous life. "How tedious are political affairs and worldly matters. Princess, would you care to share an enchanting night with me?"
Jiang Ruyi paused.
How had she never noticed before how beautiful he was?
Theme: Treasure the people by your side
