New Emperor Retires Marriage, My Family Rebels

In her past life, Ji Linghe exhausted all her family's resources to help Gu Jingche ascend the throne. After he became emperor, he tried to marry Lou Qinyue instead. Determined to protect her family, Ji Linghe forced Gu Jingche to make her the empress. Though he agreed, once he was powerful enough, he orchestrated the massacre of the entire Ji family. Reborn, Ji Linghe immediately breaks off the engagement and marries Gu Linyuan, the first scion of a noble house. She trains him into a powerful ally, and together they humiliate their enemies, seize the world, and eventually rule the empire as joint rulers.