Xi Ying couldn't understand how she had ended up in such a state.
Born into a noble family, she was summoned at fifteen to marry the Crown Prince. Though he was cold toward her and they shared a bed without sharing a heart, Xi Ying upheld the virtues of a wife and managed everything inside and outside the household.
Later, the Crown Prince was deposed, and the whole family was exiled to a bitterly cold land.
Xi Ying burned the imperial decree granting her a divorce and return to her family with her own hands, then accompanied her husband, Li Zhi, to his fief.
Xunzhou was poor and barren, with no fine silks, jade ornaments, fine wine, or delicacies. But Xi Ying noticed that Li Zhi's gaze grew gentler and gentler.
Every loss brings a gain, Xi Ying thought optimistically.
Later, the emperor died, and Li Zhi was restored to favor and returned to the imperial court.
As his first wife, Xi Ying was naturally made empress.
But that same day, Li Zhi personally issued another imperial decree.
He granted his favored consort residence in the Jiaofang Palace.
And he did indeed shower her with affection there.
Xi Ying wasn't devastated by her husband's change of heart; she only felt a little disappointed now and then.
Even when she died, she was still utterly alone.
To her, being empress felt more like a curse.
She was so tired.
Xi Ying closed her eyes and murmured, “If I have another life…”
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Xi Ying returned to the year she was fifteen, before she had married.
She remembered clearly that in half a month, the imperial decree granting her a marriage of unparalleled honor would arrive.
She desperately needed to change her situation, to change her life.
But how could she find a suitable husband in just a few days?
As Xi Ying hesitated, someone suddenly caught her eye.
Zheng Yuan, the empress's nephew, was born to a noble family, handsome, and strikingly good-looking.
But those weren't the things that attracted Xi Ying.
She knew that, following the course of her previous life, Zheng Yuan would die of a strange illness in a year.
Xi Ying's eyes lit up more and more. That's right! She could become a pampered widow, living in luxury!
But that raised a question.
Xi Ying looked at Zheng Yuan's handsome, stern face, feeling a little troubled.
How could she win over this unattainable beauty within half a month?
[The first draft of this blurb was recorded on 2025/07/04, and a screenshot has been saved.]
Theme: Love requires sincere effort
