After learning that her childhood sweetheart had died, Su Wanqing leapt from the city wall the next day, ending her life. Only then did I realize she had never let go of the scholar who had grown up with her. I was reborn on the night of our wedding. She lifted her veil, tore off her phoenix crown, and ran barefoot toward the scholar waiting outside. I gave a bitter smile and watched them leave in each other's arms. Then I took off the wedding sash and joined the ranks seeking to overthrow the corrupt emperor, alone. Ten years later, I had founded a new dynasty. Before I could ascend the throne, I ran into her again at a banquet in the top scholar's residence. By then, she was the most talented woman in Jiangnan, appearing with a gentle smile and her arm linked through the newly crowned top scholar's. When I barged into the banquet looking for someone, she furrowed her brow and sighed. "Why are you still so fixated on me? Even if you've waited ten years, I won't change my mind." "After all, my husband is now the top scholar, while you're still just a schoolteacher." I said nothing. I simply fished the crown prince out of the lotus pond, where he'd been sneaking bites of candy. But she suddenly went pale and clutched my sleeve. "Xiao Chen, are you trying to make me jealous? Didn't you say you'd only ever marry me?"
