Miss Li Really Only Wants to Be a Widow

Li Qingyao was the youngest daughter of the distinguished Li family.

She was lively, sweet-natured, and headstrong. Then she met the reserved and steady Fourth Prince, and gave him her whole heart.

For his sake, she curbed her temper and followed the rules, managing the household and tending to the inner quarters. She stood by her husband as he rose from the least remarkable prince to the throne, and she herself became empress.

Sadly, less than two years later, years of overwork caught up with her. It was clear she would not live another six months.

The emperor already had a new favorite and treated her coldly.

The empress dowager had even begun preparing noble young ladies for the emperor, while her own children were too busy vying for his affection to spare her a glance.

Li Qingyao's heart turned to ash, and she no longer wished to live.

Reborn, she returned to the eve of the imperial selection.

This time, she made no attempt to stand out. Instead, she followed her parents' wishes and married the Protector General, who was away fighting on the frontier.

In her previous life, he had left for the battlefield the day after their wedding, and news of his death soon followed.

Li Qingyao wasn't afraid of being called a husband-killer. She had long since stopped expecting anything from marriage.

Seeing that the Protector General's household was full of old and young alike, she chose not to take her dowry and return to her family. She simply took a vow of chastity and became a widow in all but name.

Widowhood is great: everything in the household is mine to use.

Widowhood is wonderful: no husband to spoil my mood.

Widowhood is delightful: I can raise chickens and ducks, and have fun raising kids, too.

Li Qingyao was enjoying her peaceful little life, never expecting the Protector General to come back!

Not only had he returned, he had even become a rebel!

And before she knew it, Li Qingyao had become empress again!

Theme: Even as husband and wife, you should grow together.