The Beggar Emperor

In her previous life, she was kind to others and kept out of trouble. But betrayal, a terminal illness, and the sudden deaths of her loved ones left her with no desire to go on living. In the end, happiness passed her by, and she died full of regret. In this life, she no longer hopes for a happiness she can never have. Yet fate plays a heartwarming trick on her: she becomes the Son of Heaven, revered by all, rising from a wandering beggar to the throne of an empress, one step at a time. Reborn beneath the rising sun of the Purple Moon, she finds herself surrounded by schemes, suffering, and bloodshed. The tenderness and devotion of a young lord from a powerful Jiangnan family kindle her first glimmer of hope for this world. Her dashing sworn elder brother, famed throughout the martial world, uses his keen mind and powerful wings to lift her to new heights. The Heaven-appointed Imperial Tutor, an immortal of the Daoist sect, sees through the mortal world with detached eyes, yet she ultimately draws him down into it. In the end, when she has conquered thousands of miles of rivers and mountains and stands at the summit of the world, who will stand beside her and survey the vast land? Whom has she betrayed? Who has betrayed her? Whose blood has stained her hands? And who has wounded her heart? Who says an emperor cannot have true love? It turns out that all the bloodshed and splendor along this road were for nothing more than a hand to hold, and someone with whom to lose themselves in the world. This is a slow-burn story. The first volume follows the heroine’s difficult upbringing, with little romance, so please don’t expect much. Her suitors will start appearing one by one in the second volume! ^_^