Lin Shuxue was unmatched in medicine and poison. After years of careful planning, she helped the man she loved ascend the throne and become emperor. In the end, not only did she fail to become his consort, she was given to his younger brother as a wife by imperial decree.
Furious, Lin Shuxue broke off the engagement, only to end up exposed in the wilderness twice.
Reborn for the third time, she refused to back down and swore to make the scumbag emperor regret everything.
What was so bad about getting married?
She would marry with joy, even if the groom was a short-lived man who kept a whole courtyard full of beauties. Wasn’t being short-lived a good thing?
Once her husband died, Lin Shuxue would naturally become a wealthy, powerful young widow.
Who could have guessed that the sickly Xiao Shuchen would dismiss all his beauties for her and offer her his sincere heart, making her a little reluctant to see him die?
She let down her guard and risked her life to save him, but he said he no longer wanted to use her.
She had treated him as a stepping stone to escape the capital. Had he not also treated her as a pawn in his bid to conquer the realm?
All their supposed affection had been nothing but a transaction.
Then one day, Lin Shuxue disappeared.
Everyone said she was dead, but Xiao Shuchen refused to believe it. He searched for her like a madman.
They had each been harboring their own ulterior motives, so how had everything slipped out of their control?
