After her father passed away, Li Ruoyu honored his dying wish and supported the young emperor, diligently maintaining ten years of peace at court.
On the winter solstice of the tenth year, Luoyang was blanketed in swirling snow, its trees glittering like jade. The people rejoiced, calling it an auspicious sign and saying, "A snowy winter promises a good harvest."
That snowy night, Li Ruoyu, the powerful Princess Regnant of Zhenguo, was sentenced to death.
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Everyone in Luoyang knew that after catching a chill at the Mid-Autumn banquet, the Princess Regnant had changed overnight. She'd become licentious, keeping more than ten male companions skilled in the Hu Xuan dance at her residence, singing and feasting there night after night while taking no part in politics.
With no one to keep the court's factions in check, the eight-year-old emperor sat anxiously on the Dragon Throne. No one knew that beyond the political arena, Li Ruoyu was secretly stirring up trouble in Luoyang, determined not to repeat the mistakes of her previous life.
Strangely, amid the many turbulent schemes and plots, she did not handle everything cleanly, yet she never left a trace. It was as if a second force outside the palace were taking care of the loose ends for her.
Li Ruoyu grew suspicious and secretly sent people to investigate. To her shock, all the evidence pointed to one person.
Pei Yi, her husband in her previous life.
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In her previous life, Li Ruoyu was caught up in a rebellion. Her husband, Pei Yi, was convicted and died in prison.
Reborn, Li Ruoyu hid the late emperor's edict and took matters into her own hands, choosing a path that would keep Pei Yi alive.
She thought that in this life, she would have to walk alone through the darkness.
But in the bitter winter when she thought everything would finally be settled, Li Ruoyu returned to the capital from her southern inspection tour. Heavy snow blocked the roads and stranded her in Gusu.
The next day, her guards reported that the Pei family's Seventh Young Master had come to the residence to see her.
Li Ruoyu didn't know how he had traveled from Luoyang to Gusu through the snowy, freezing night in just two days.
She wrapped her sable cloak tightly around herself and stepped outside. Pei Yi stood beneath the corridor, his lips pale from the cold. His clear, distant eyes looked at her as though he had lost something, and his voice trembled. "Your Highness, why don't you want me anymore?"
[Reading Guide]
A fake playboy princess regnant X a seemingly gentle but secretly calculating consort
One-on-one, both leads' first time. Younger male lead, two years younger. The female lead had an old flame before marriage in her previous life.
The female lead is reborn, and her military advisor is reborn with her. The male lead recovers his memories of his previous life through dreams.
The female lead seizes the throne and becomes emperor in the ending.
Theme: Every girl shines brightly
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