A Reborn Couple in an Ancient Romance, with a Wife-Chasing Crematorium

When Jiang Yanyi, who was born in the north, first arrived in the capital, the noble young ladies there mocked her.

Just as she was at a loss, Xiao Jingxu, the heir to a prince's title, stepped in to help her.

Half a year later, at the Longevity Banquet, the emperor learned how she felt and arranged their marriage.

She thought that after they married, they would be a loving couple.

But the reality was that they treated each other with icy politeness.

Their marriage was unhappy, and resentment simmered between them. Less than six months after the wedding, Jiang Yanyi, who had few relatives in the capital, became bedridden with a lingering illness.

As she lay dying, no one came to visit her in the entire courtyard except the maids.

The servant she had sent to notify the heir returned with only a letter of divorce, already written despite the emperor's decree.

After reading it, Jiang Yanyi was so enraged that she spat blood and died.

When she opened her eyes again, Jiang Yanyi had returned to the time before she and Xiao Jingxu were married.

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In her previous life, Xiao Jingxu had left the capital by imperial command to provide disaster relief, only to die mysteriously on his way back to his residence a few days later.

When Xiao Jingxu awoke again, he had returned to the Longevity Banquet where the emperor had arranged his marriage to Jiang Yanyi.

In this new life, he was determined to uncover the cause of his death and ask for Jiang Yanyi's hand again, securing a valuable ally.

In her previous life, Jiang Yanyi had been kind, considerate, and generous. Though he had no affection for her, he still needed the support of her mother's family. He knew she loved him deeply, so in this life, he was still determined to have her.

But when the music stopped and the dancing ended, with everything ready and the emperor about to announce their marriage, Xiao Jingxu prepared to accept the decree and offer his thanks. His wife from his previous life stood up first and refused the match:

"The heir is a fine man, but this humble daughter already has someone in her heart."

* Happy ending, and the male lead stays the same.

Theme: Learn to say that you love someone.