Empress Wants To Live An Ordinary Life
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After clawing her way to the throne through bloodshed and sacrifice, Li Shangguan is betrayed by the very man she loved most. As her body sinks beneath the cold river waters, a familiar face from her past appears before her eyes-someone she once abandoned in her pursuit of power.
With her dying breath, she makes a final vow: if fate grants her another chance, she will forsake the throne and live an ordinary life beside him.
But when she awakens in a new lifetime, Li Shangguan soon realizes that fate is not so easily escaped. No matter how desperately she seeks peace, the currents of destiny continue to drag her back toward the imperial court, conspiracies, and the throne she once tried to abandon.
Can she truly live the simple life she longs for, or is she destined to remain a prisoner of fate forever?
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