(Sweet Doting + 11-Year Age Gap + A Superior’s Surrender + Not a “Double-Clean” Romance)
Pei Yunshu, the legitimate daughter of the Guogong Mansion, had a smooth and easy life. Born with the face of an unparalleled beauty, she married the current Crown Prince, Xie Shaoyan, and was exclusively favored after their wedding. However, only Pei Yunshu herself knew that Xie Shaoyan had not touched her in the three years of their marriage. Three years later, when Pei Yunshu fell gravely ill and her fragrant soul perished, she finally learned the truth: the one Xie Shaoyan loved was her gentle cousin, who was fostered in the Guogong Mansion. Pei Yunshu had merely been a shield he erected to protect the woman he truly loved.
When she opens her eyes again, she is still the legitimate young lady of the Guogong Mansion, the most outstanding among the noble ladies of Jingdu—a magnificent and noble flower floating on the clouds.
Everyone knows that the current emperor, Xie Yanchuan, is merely the Crown Prince’s uncle, that the Empress position has long been vacant, and that he has never fathered an heir.
What no one knows is that in his youth, Xie Yanchuan took on a young disciple whom he treasured like a pearl. He gave his little disciple the best of everything in this world, even the position of Crown Princess. But in the end, his little disciple stood before him with tear-filled eyes, unwilling to marry the Crown Prince and insisting on entering the palace.
The woman in his arms was soft and fragrant as jade. Xie Yanchuan’s deep-set eyes were filled with obsession. He wanted to give her the best, but she didn’t want it. So, she would have to accompany him into this abyss.
Xie Shaoyan finally remembers his past life and the agonizing despair he felt after Pei Yunshu’s death, how he endured each day as if it were a year. But his realization comes too late. Now, the woman who was his Crown Princess in his past life is someone he must kneel to and address as Mother Empress.
