The Emperor and the Empress Dowager

Pei Siyun spent five years as a prince’s consort and seven years as empress. She believed she had always kept her interests separate from others’, never once miscalculated, and that even she and her husband had each fulfilled their duties without owing the other anything.

But she truly did owe two debts. Twelve years ago and twelve years later, she betrayed the sincere feelings of two young men.

The day she became the Empress Dowager would be the day she atoned.

“Aunt, come here to me.”

“Mother, you must not betray me.”

The new emperor and Prince Yan were bitter enemies.

With old and new grudges, and a nephew and stepson, she could choose only one.

Gentle, resilient noblewoman × brooding, obsessive crown prince × refined scoundrel of a young lord

1. The heroine is twelve years older than the male lead and eight years older than the second male lead. The heroine is a virgin; the men are not. The heroine has a husband and a daughter, a woman of motherly stature.

2. Romance-focused, with the romantic relationship developing after the family ties are ended.

3. Blurb archived on 2026.9.17.

Theme: Companionship is the longest-lasting declaration of love.