Após morrer repentinamente por excesso de trabalho, Li Xian foi transportado para Da Qian, onde herdou mais de cem acres de terra de sua família. Ele só queria viver tranquilamente como um pequeno proprietário, levando uma vida sossegada até o fim de seus dias. No entanto, ao chegar, acabou, de maneira inexplicável, envolvendo-se com uma mulher; ele só se lembrava daquela noite absurda e não sabia que ela era a futura imperatriz de Da Qian, prestes a ascender ao trono. Seis anos depois, com a situação da corte de Da Qian mais estável, a imperatriz apareceu acompanhada de uma criança e pediu que Li Xian cuidasse dela. Diante de uma garotinha adorável como uma boneca de porcelana, Li Xian aceitou alegremente e iniciou sua jornada como cuidador. “Papai, isto é papel de arroz? Parece tão macio ao escrever, é mil vezes melhor que as tabuletas de bambu do palácio real!” “Papai, quero comer frango de mendigo!” “Papai, o que é o decreto de concessão e o sistema de exames imperiais?” “Papai, mamãe chegou!” Anos depois, Li Xian e a imperatriz se olharam nos olhos. O quê? Sua esposa era a imperatriz?!
“Is this truly my daughter?”
A heavy snow had just fallen over Yanshan County, and the sky had cleared. Outside a tidy farmhouse courtyard, Li Xian stood at the threshold, eyeing the two women and a child before him with suspicion.
At the forefront was a woman clad in a fine sable hat, a white snow-fox cotton robe, and a velvet cape embroidered with plum blossoms. A plain, wide sash cinched her waist, accentuating her graceful figure. On her feet were silk-embroidered palace shoes, and a veil draped from her neck concealed her features.
Even through the veil, it was clear she was strikingly beautiful.
At her left hand, she held a girl of about five, delicately lovely, as if carved from porcelain—adorable in every way.
Trailing behind was a figure in crisp white attire, sharp-eyed, following a step behind the others, gaze fixed intently upon Li Xian.
The empress’s eyes lingered briefly on Li Xian’s face before she spoke coolly, “If you refuse to acknowledge her, I can leave now.”
Li Xian hurriedly blocked the way, embarrassed. “Ahem… It’s not that I refuse, it’s just that receiving such news first thing in the morning is… quite the surprise!”
In truth, when these visitors had arrived, memories from six years prior came rushing back to him.
Six years ago, he had just arrived in this land, barely had time to digest the memories of his new body, when someone broke in through the window, sword in hand, forcing him into submission.
His assailant was none other than the woman before him.
Dressed in night clothes,