A Chance to Love You Agian

Xiu Ying is the daughter of a Minister. Her father was a loyal subject and a childhood friend, the Emperor. Since the Emperor and her father were childhood friends, the Emperor treated Xiu Ying as his daughter. As a child, she was able to roam the palace freely and became friends of the Second Prince Jian Yu, who's three-year younger than her. Because of some unknown reason, her father rebelled against the Emperor and took the throne. He killed all the royal family members, including Jian Yu, whose Xiu Ying's friend. Xiu Ying then came to hate her father.

Five years after her father's rebellion, some followers of the previous Emperor start to resurface and plan to overthrow her father. While Xiu Ying was on a mission, she met a man that looks similar to Jian Yu. The man looked similar to him, but his personality is different. Jian Yu had died, Xiu Ying had personally buried his body herself. How can this man look so similar to him?
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Hello,
I am an amateur writer. This will be my first attempt to write a novel, please excuse my lousy grammar and writing. Please also give my writing a chance and read it. Thank you.
Sincerely,
the author
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Note#1: I'm not Chinese and don't know anything about Chinese history. All the characters are fictional. This is just a story I made up inspired by watching Chinese historical romance dramas.
Note#2: The cover picture does not belong to me. I found the picture on Pinterest. Here is a link to it. https://artdrawing.almaroda.com/?p=2144 If you are the owner and want me to remove it, please email me. Thank you.