The Heart of the Empire: Beauty's Calamity

A modern impoverished college student is transported to ancient times as a poor scholar. Rising from commoner to emperor's side through his own efforts, he faces a path of glory or hell. Yan Che is reborn in another world, his love life first torn apart, then he earns fame on the border, only to fall into Xiao Jinghan's连环 murder plots upon entering the capital. He deeply loves Shen Qingci, but suffers miscarriage, loss of his legitimate son, marital breakdown, and his beloved wife is captured and imprisoned by enemies. Why does the sinister and ruthless Xiao Jinghan, born lowly and obsessive, shift from harming Yan Che to madly loving the amnesiac Shen Qingci? Amid court intrigues, Western Region chaos, and palace coups, Yan Che overcomes all obstacles to become a royal merchant wielding immense power, yet still cannot protect his beloved. Shen Qingci escapes death and regains her memory, but why can she not avoid death? Yan Che, with unparalleled achievements, why does he end up dying to protect the emperor? The villain is executed, mother and son are buried together, the illegitimate child wanders the streets; the legitimate son returns, and worldly ties are settled. The love and hate of a past life burn out; where does the soul go in this life? A power struggle and tragic love spanning life and death ends at the edge of the empire, leaving only bone-deep sorrow.