In the forty-eighth year of Tiansheng, Xu Yan dies silently in the imperial prison.
Her last scraps of consciousness seem to grow legs. Before they fade away completely, she sees a ten-mile procession of red wedding finery stretching down the streets of the imperial city.
The prime minister, Pei Shenyu, and Princess Zhaohe: a talented scholar and a beautiful woman, a match made in heaven.
The common people clap and cheer.
Amid the scattered, bustling voices, Xu Yan can just make out people saying that she, a village girl who had used her benefactor's kindness to demand repayment, had kept the star-crossed lovers apart for years.
Xu Yan sighs. Back then, Pei Shenyu had knelt at every step and promised never to let her down.
Sigh. A liar.
As death approaches, the past drifts by like smoke.
Xu Yan vaguely recalls that day: red candles, embroidered bed curtains, the young man's faintly flushed cheeks, and his sincere gaze, bright as stars.
But after just a few years, it was as if he had become someone else.
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When she opens her eyes again, her immense grief has yet to fade.
Above the hairpins in her coiffure is a bridal veil Pei Shenyu embroidered himself, its neat, careful stitches brimming with a young man's love and anticipation.
Xu Yan thinks: She will never again foolishly fall in love with someone so fickle.
Love fades, but hatred lingers.
She only hopes they can part ways in peace and never cross paths again.
Dressed in his wedding robes, Pei Shenyu is overcome with sweetness. At last, he has married Yan Yan, the girl he has loved dearly since childhood.
But when he enters the room, he finds his new bride has already lifted her veil without waiting for him. In Yan Yan's eyes is a cold, distant look he has never seen before.
Through biting winds and falling snow, no matter how desperately Pei Shenyu begs, he can never again win the smile of the woman he loves.
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Second-chance story. The male lead loves the female lead in both lives. He died young in his previous life and took the blame for everything.
(The original idea was a forced-romance story, but too many drafts made it impossible to continue. Rather than leave it unfinished, I changed the story.)
Theme: People need to communicate well with one another.
Alas, when will the truth be revealed?
To be honest, I still like the copywriting before you changed the outline [laughing] But what should I do? The author has changed everything. I hope I can finish the story [laughing]
When can I officially update this book? [Smirk] I want to read it [Laugh and cry]