In the seventh year of the Hongshun era, the Imperial Noble Consort Yu, only nineteen years old, suddenly died. The emperor was overcome with grief, and every palace maid and eunuch in Qiwudian was buried with her.
Xu Zhiyao was no exception. She had been one of the noble consort's personal maids.
Unexpectedly, she wasn't quite dead, and someone rescued her.
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Rumors began to spread in the capital that the usually aloof and celibate Chief Minister had built a gilded cage for a kept woman. Everyone wondered what peerless beauty had tempted him to break his vows and descend from his pedestal.
In October of the following year, the emperor held a banquet at Mingjing Terrace. When he saw the Chief Minister's wife, he scrutinized her for a long moment, almost crushing the wine cup in his hand. "Have I... seen you before?"
1. One true pairing, one-on-one, happy ending.
2. Please add it to your collection, mwah mwah mwah~
Theme: No need to pine for the past. All that matters is that our hearts are one
