Reborn as the Ailing Minister's Moonlight

(Reborn for revenge + woman disguised as a man) You Dong was deposed on the night she gave birth to a son. A year later, she was beheaded at the new empress’s coronation ceremony. A year after that, a handsome young scholar dazzled the court. With a faint smile, he stirred up the court and steadily backed the man on the throne into a corner. A young general regarded “him” as a dear friend, a brilliant top scholar honored “him” as his mentor, and a dashing young gentleman spent lavishly for “him.” Even the frail Chancellor was willing to become a pawn in “his” hands, setting aside his pride just to win a single approving glance. In his youth, Xue Hengya was like a moon reflected on still water, proud and noble. Everything seemed to be within his grasp, ready for him to pluck with one hand. Then came one fleeting glance at the spring equinox, and he learned what it meant to long for something he could never have. He was consumed by jealousy of the man who had You Dong, hiding in the shadows and humbly begging for the smallest scrap of affection. But even until the day she died, she never once turned to look at him. Then a familiar yet unfamiliar figure appeared in the Chancellor’s household, driving the Chancellor mad, making his eyes burn and stealing his heart. At night, the Chancellor pinned his little maid in his arms, his ears burning as he buried his face against her neck and muttered, “How will you make it up to me if you ruin my good name?” The maid laughed without restraint. She lifted the Chancellor’s chin, tenderness wrapped in pride, and smiled. “How about I give you myself?”