The Perfect Empress

Chu Yin was born into a distinguished family, beautiful and talented. She was named Crown Princess at seventeen and became Empress at twenty-four, the mother of the realm. Her life seemed perfect. But her life ended at twenty-four, on the day Winter Begins. After her death, her spirit lingered in the imperial city for a long time. She saw her children crying out for their mother. She saw that her stern husband had loved her to the depths of his soul. She saw the Great Yue dynasty change hands... She saw her son's throne stolen from him and her family imprisoned. Chu Yin was so enraged she came back to life. When she opened her eyes, she had returned to the age of twenty-one. This time, she thought, she would live longer. She would make her life truly perfect! Lu Jingzhuo realizes that his Crown Princess has been acting strangely lately, deliberately flirting with him at every opportunity. But the two of them have always been rational and avoided falling into love, so... perhaps she just wants another child? Chu Yin: ??? A sweet, everyday story about the Emperor and Empress, with a cheerful, lighthearted tone. The following is the author's next story, "The Crown Princess Has It Easy (Reborn). Add it to your reading list from the author's page Eldest Prince Xie Zhuo is handsome and refined, but only average in ability. After Xu Jiao marries him, she offers him strategies and advice, helping him rise from prince consort's wife to Crown Princess and, ultimately, take the throne as Empress. The whole journey takes everything she has. As a result, her health is damaged, and she cannot bear heirs for the imperial family. The ministers ask Xie Zhuo to take concubines. Xie Zhuo refuses, but Xu Jiao knows he will eventually give in. Later, Xu Jiao falls ill and returns to twelve years earlier. When she hears that the Empress Dowager and the Emperor are choosing a wife for Xie Zhuo, Xu Jiao thinks: Whoever wants to be his wife can do it. This time, she's going to live an easy, carefree life. The Emperor delays naming a Crown Prince, and the civil and military officials all think he has given up on Xie Zhuo. They prepare to petition him to name another prince instead. Who could have guessed that Xie Zhuo would suddenly distinguish himself with one great achievement after another, sweeping away his reputation as an incompetent man? Handsome and talented, he is now Crown Prince. Everyone assumes he'll marry a noblewoman of suitable status, but instead he takes a liking to the young lady of the third branch of the Xu family. On a rainy day, the girl walks ahead while the Crown Prince gladly holds an umbrella over her and lifts her skirts for her. Everyone is stunned. A Crown Princess who doesn't want to work vs. a devoted, hardworking Crown Prince. Both are reborn. A lighthearted everyday story~ Another story: "Reborn, the Emperor Insists on Doting on Her" In her previous life, Qing Luo was only a Jieyu, hardly a favored concubine. Yet she sometimes received rewards, which made others jealous. Qing Luo herself didn't care whether she was favored; she had someone she loved. She thought of him often, then died of an illness. After being reborn, Qing Luo is overjoyed and sets her heart on marrying the man she loves. She dresses up carefully and goes out, pretending to run into him by chance. But her sedan chair collides with another family's chair on the road. When she steps out, she discovers that the person opposite her is the current Emperor. In her previous life, Qing Luo often attended him in his bedchamber, but the two barely spoke. The words she heard from him were usually brief commands. Qing Luo pretends not to know him. "This was my sedan bearer's fault. I'm sorry..." Neither sedan chair is damaged, and she wants to apologize and leave as quickly as possible. The Emperor looks at her and says coolly, "You think saying sorry is enough after your sedan chair hit mine?" "..." Is the Emperor trying to scam her? Qing Luo is stunned. A sweet, everyday romance: the Emperor pursues love, a sweet and gentle young lady from a modest family vs. a scheming Emperor~ Theme: Whether things are good or bad depends on your state of mind.