I was a captive fleeing the State of Yan. Then my father died, and my childhood sweetheart turned traitor, working for the unforgivable Emperor of Min. Heaven knows that Nangong Wenren and I hated each other like sworn enemies. I wanted nothing more than to kill him, while all he wanted was to marry me and make me his empress.
Sure enough, Nangong Wenren caught me. My resistance was useless, and I went from being a prisoner to sharing his bed. Under the tyrant's relentless pressure, I climbed step by step to the throne of empress.
One day, I ran away from home. The reason? The palace couldn't afford pork knuckles anymore. I was better off without this family.
Nangong Wenren knelt before me with a child in his arms. “Empress, you have to stop eating. You're going to eat the whole country out of house and home.”
