Three Years After Our Tragic Parting, the Brooding Powerful Official Kneels and Begs Me to Come Back

【A male lead who despairs of life after his wife's death and loses it at any moment x a heroine who knows when to let go and quickly finds someone new】 【Chaste male lead + Wife-chasing crematorium + Rivalry among suitors + Male lead angst】 Born into a family of generals, Jiang Lingyin grew up carefree and fearless, with a loving marriage to look forward to. Qi Yanchen adored her. Even after she fell from being the high-and-mighty eldest daughter of a general's household to the daughter of a convicted official, he defied his elders and insisted on marrying her with all the honors due a proper wife. The whole capital praised him as devoted and righteous, the most lovestruck man of his generation. Jiang Lingyin, too, believed love could overcome anything and that they would grow old together. Until the fifth year of their marriage, when she caught him meeting the princess in the depths of a forest. Watching them whisper close together and vow to spend their lives with each other, she finally realized that their supposed eternal love had only existed in her imagination. In truth, he had already found someone new, and was even willing to have her killed to make room for the princess. As she lay dying, Jiang Lingyin watched the man who had always seemed so composed lose everything and panic. She had to admire him. So this was how well a person could act. When she opened her eyes again, it was three years later. He had risen to the top and become the powerful chief minister who controlled the court. And she was the eldest daughter recently brought back to the Censorate's household. In that case, it was her turn to put on an act. At first, she heard him tell someone else, “She's old now. Your Highness is in the bloom of youth. Why compare yourself to her?” Later, he heard her say, “He's gotten so old. I'm not blind. Why would I choose him over you?”