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In her previous life, Shu Yuan was obedient and accepted the fate laid out for her. She married the crown prince as his consort to secure his position. But after the bastard took the throne, he turned on her. Her family was destroyed, she was stripped of her title as empress, and she was imprisoned in the cold palace until she died.

Reborn into another life, she decided that whoever wanted the crown princess position could have it. She would charge headfirst into a new life, choose a husband she liked, and live a peaceful, carefree life.

Candidate No. 1: the son of the Minister of Revenue. He was born with a heart condition, and doctors said he wouldn't live past thirty.

When asked if she wasn't afraid of becoming a widow, Shu Yuan waved her fan. "Being a widow is great. There's something wonderful about a woman whose husband is dead."

The crown prince happened to overhear. He didn't understand, but he was deeply shocked.

Candidate No. 2: the foolish son of Prince Xian. Though handsome, with sharp brows and bright eyes, he was twenty and had only just learned to look after himself. After schemers tricked them into falling into the water together, Shu Yuan agreed to marry him. "Someone without a scheming bone in his body still has the clear, innocent foolishness in his eyes. Someone with eight hundred schemes up his sleeve might as well be blind. I'd rather marry someone blind in his eyes but clear in his heart than someone blind in his heart but sharp-eyed."

The crown prince, who had been trying to get her out of trouble: "I have no proof, but I suspect you're taking a dig at someone..."

Candidate No. 3: the newly crowned top scholar, born into a great aristocratic family and taught by a famous master. He was gentle and proper, honorable in all he did, and promised her he would never take a concubine while alive or marry again after she died. After much consideration, Shu Yuan nodded. "His family is a little complicated, but he's sincere. He's a good man, and I could marry him."

The crown prince received the news and panicked. He hastily transferred the top scholar far away from the capital and didn't plan to let him return for ten years.

After his marriage proposals failed time and again, the crown prince finally couldn't hold back. "Why would you rather marry a sickly man or a fool, or spend your life as a widow, than marry me?"

Shu Yuan sneered. "Because you're a dog!"

In his previous life, the bastard failed to recognize a treasure when he saw one. In this life, he's destined to chase his wife all the way to the crematorium.

Even the most self-important person can one day humble himself and bend over backward for love. And someone once trampled into the dirt may yet emerge from their cocoon as a butterfly.

Reader's Guide: Wife-chasing crematorium + everyday life + rekindled romance

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Theme: Be strong and keep striving.