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When I Retire, the Empress Regrets Bitterly

share time: 2025-10-28 00:34:03

Young general Lin Yuan fought for Empress Jiang Ning for three years, quelling rebellions and turning gray-haired at a young age, only to be framed as a traitor by treacherous officials. Looking at the cold-faced empress on the throne, he merely said, 'I wish to return home.' But when he was living in a mountain village, making tea, the once-imperious empress came in plain clothes, knelt outside his courtyard, and sobbed while pulling his sleeve: 'I've found out—they framed you...' Lin Yuan's hand holding the teacup paused; the warmth in his eyes had long faded—how could three years of sincerity be warmed by a simple 'I was wrong'?

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