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The ceremonial bells rang that day, heralding two joyous occasions.

First, Zhang Chengji ascended the throne.

Second, he married the love of his life, his moonlight.

And Luo Bingqing, the former wife Zhang Chengji had once married openly in the marketplace while concealing his identity, now cast aside and locked away in a secret dungeon... was also granted special permission to attend the ceremony.

Looking at the "husband" she could never warm, no matter how hard she tried, now bending down to lift the shimmering golden hem of his beloved's gown himself... Luo Bingqing felt only bitter irony.

The dungeon had been so cold, so dark. Now that she had been lucky enough to get out, she never wanted to return.

She set a fire in the palace.

Dressed in a withered, plain white mourning gown, she danced in the flames, ethereal as an immortal and bewitching as a demon. She smiled at him, sincere yet heartbroken.

"With my child and me dying together, I congratulate Your Majesty on claiming the throne and joining with your beloved as a perfect pair!"

Ha. Perhaps she was seeing things.

Through the flames, she saw the noble Son of Heaven vomit a great mouthful of blood. He lost all composure, his face contorted with madness, and collapsed to his knees as if boneless, trying to inch his way toward her...

No one knew that it had all been Luo Bingqing's scheme.

She faked her death and escaped the palace, leaving her past and future behind, choosing to regard everything that came before as nothing but a dream.

After enjoying a carefree life for a while, she took a liking to an honest, dependable man and planned to spend the rest of her days in peace and simplicity.

Who could have guessed what would happen on her wedding day?

Zhang Chengji arrived dressed in white, radiating murderous intent.

His eyes were bloodshot, his expression dark and savage, almost twisted. He looked like a demon stepping through the fires of hell.

"It's only polite to return a favor.

This time, I'll give my life to congratulate you on your wedding.

How about it?"

He placed the sharp sword in her hand, then leaned forward, pressing its point into his chest.

His eyes were bloodshot, filled with tender devotion.

"A Qing, can you really bear to do it?"

A few things to know before reading:

1. A full-on pursuit of the wife after the fact: the heroine suffers first, then the hero.

2. No matter how awful the hero gets, he won't be replaced. The heroine was foolishly in love in her previous life, but awakens after being reborn.

3. Intense emotions and a battle of love, with both sides vying for each other. There may be a pregnancy-and-run plotline.

4. Written purely to satisfy my own tastes.

(The blurb was posted on March 14, 2024. Slightly revised on September 13, 2026.

The blurb may be revised again.)

Theme: Live toward the light