[Seems to agree to everything on the surface, but secretly protects the child, helps her brother, persuades her father, takes revenge, and guards against Qi Lincheng] × [Ruthless in his pursuit of power, but later plays the victim to win his wife back]
Li Yumiao was the legitimate daughter of the Grand Tutor. In her previous life, she took her unwanted child and hanged herself on the execution platform alongside her father and brother, who had been sentenced to death. She severed every tie with the man she loved.
With the blazing sun overhead, she watched as the newly enthroned emperor rushed over and held her lifeless body, weeping uncontrollably.
Who would have thought that when she opened her eyes again, she would be back in the eleventh month of the fourteenth year of Yuanliang?
On the day she was reborn, Qi Lincheng, dressed in his court robes, held Li Yumiao tightly in his arms. She indulged herself in having him one last time. From now on, she had to be strong. She still needed to find a way for her father and brother to survive, and let the child in her womb see next year's Shao Kingdom.
Li Yumiao was already planning to travel the world someday, and didn't notice how strange the man holding her was. All she could think about was keeping the secret of her rebirth hidden.
After Qi Lincheng seized the throne in a rebellion and became the new emperor, he appeared to wield power and enjoy the people's support. In reality, not only had he long been cuckolded, but he had also personally sent the woman he loved to the other side.
In this new life, he robbed Li Yumiao of every chance to leave him. Even if she seemed intent on keeping her distance, he didn't mind taking her by force.
It was only later that he got a taste of his own medicine: I was wrong. I need to be gentle when pursuing my wife.
A few snippets:
Li Yumiao: Sister-in-law, you fainted. Why don't you go back to your parents' home another day?
Sister-in-law, knocked out by a scented handkerchief: Little sister, I haven't... treated you... badly...
(Qi Lincheng, with an army at the gates: Set up camp!)
Li Yumiao: Father, I put poison in the tea. We've all drunk it. If you're determined to protect that foolish emperor on the throne, then we'll all die together.
Father Li: I don't care who you are, get off my daughter's body right now! Aaaah!
(Qi Lincheng, secretly assembling his troops: How did he...)
Li Yumiao: Child, your mother has an uncle who does business in the south. The orchids there are rare and beautiful.
Unborn child: Mother, let's go, let's go, let's go! Let's go, let's go, let's go!
(Qi Lincheng, currently attacking the city: Loose the arrows!)
Later, the two meet again.
Li Yumiao: We've already divorced. The child is mine alone.
Qi Lincheng: That was fake. I don't accept it. I don't, I don't, I don't!
Theme: May the vast river of stars soothe the heart, and may fate's paths meet beneath the radiance of the afterglow
