Coming soon once it has enough saves.
On their wedding night, the emperor, lost in pleasure, suddenly dies.
Shen Yuqin, newly arrived in the palace, becomes the scapegoat and is forced to drink poisoned wine.
When she opens her eyes again, she is sitting in the bridal chamber once more.
Knowing she was framed by villains in her previous life, she takes a desperate gamble. That very night, she flees to the residence of the emperor's younger brother and tears off her wedding robes.
"The younger brother inherits after the elder brother." Shen Yuqin meets his gaze, resolute.
But the next day, the emperor is perfectly fine.
The whole palace is searching for her, and the news has reached them.
Shen Yuqin gets up, feigning calm as she puts her clothes back on. She doesn't forget to lie to Chu Yuan as she warns him:
"Last night, circumstances forced my hand. If Your Highness can keep me safe, then once I become Empress Dowager, I will reward you generously."
Two years later, the emperor dies suddenly in the Golden Chimes Hall.
The carefree prince becomes regent, bringing the young emperor to court and ruling with an iron fist.
And in the palace, Shen Yuqin is the only one who knows where the child came from.
She treads carefully, knowing danger lies all around her.
To stay alive, she makes plans to escape in secret.
Shen Yuqin makes it out at last, finally leaving behind that cruel, blood-soaked city.
Until... Regent Chu Yuan calmly rides up to her.
He lifts her chin, drawing close enough to share her breath.
"Y-Your Highness..."
"Have you changed your mind?"
Chu Yuan murmurs in her ear, "What did you promise me, sister-in-law? And now you think you can just run away?"
Did he really need her future reward?
Could he really stand by and let her give birth to the crown prince?
From beginning to end, what he wanted was all of her.
In Chu Yuan's life, spent scheming and weighing every advantage and disadvantage, he once fell in love with earth-shattering intensity.
The day Miss Shen entered the palace, he stood by the wall along the main street, watching forlornly as the wind lifted one corner of her carriage curtain, revealing glimpses of her exquisite face.
As a child, he had met the daughter of the Shen family in the capital. Miss Shen was respectful to her elders and kind to those beneath her, a proper, well-read young lady. She had smiled and told him a fortune-teller said she was destined to be empress.
Now she had entered the palace, where one step inside was like sinking into the sea. From this day on, she was his sister-in-law in name and in truth.
Snow settled between his brows. Chu Yuan stood rooted to the spot like a withered tree, until she vanished at the end of the palace lane.
One day, she would become the woman who ruled the world from behind the scenes.
And yet... in daylight and in darkness, he had imagined that graceful figure countless times.
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One couple + both leads' first love + happy ending
He pursues his wife! He pursues his wife! He pursues his wife! A long road to redemption!
· She once appeared like a fleeting reflection, and even a gentleman of impeccable manners can go mad for love.
(A little bit of forbidden romance. Probably not many people will read it, so please save it to show your support if you like it.)
Theme: Pursue the one you love.
