Snow on the Pillow

Reborn into a new life, Mu Xue no longer wants to marry the Crown Prince.

She slipped away from the flower-viewing banquet where the Crown Prince was choosing a consort, intending to wait in a corner of the palace gardens until the banquet ended. Instead, she ran into a man in his thirties with handsome brows and bright eyes, dressed in ordinary clothes.

In her previous life, when she helped the Crown Prince stage a rebellion, she had offered this man poisoned wine. After their plot was exposed, she killed herself in front of him.

In this life, this is the first time they have met, so she should have no idea who he is.

Mu Xue did not bow. Instead, she pretended to be an innocent young woman and asked, "I mean no offense, but may I ask your name?"

The man was silent for a moment, then replied in a calm voice, "...I'm the palace's chess master."

Mu Xue lowered her eyes, the corners of her lips twitching faintly.

Sir, how's it going being the emperor?

Note: Everyone from her previous life is truly dead. All relationships and family ties from that life ended with their deaths, and their relationships in this life are entirely new.

Theme: Keep your heart turned toward the light and believe in true love