On the eve of her empress-making ceremony, Murong Qiu was betrayed by her scumbag fiancé and half-sister. They broke all ten of her fingers, then killed her by pouring molten lead down her throat.
Reborn, she becomes a concubine-born daughter in a marquis's household in a neighboring kingdom, where she fights her stepmother and vies for her father's favor.
Her legitimate elder sister plots against her? She turns the tables and leaves her disfigured.
Her fiancé abuses her in every way before their wedding? In the end, he marries a shrew anyway.
Halfway along her path of revenge, a regent with power over the entire court suddenly appears.
At their first meeting, the young woman, weeping like a pear blossom in the rain, begs to call off her marriage to the emperor's younger brother.
The prince agrees, going along with her request.
Soon, the whole kingdom is in an uproar when the emperor issues an edict naming her a commandery princess.
At their second meeting, the young woman disguises herself as a dancer to get close to the prince, only to run into assassins.
The prince kisses her underwater and says, “Woman, you're mine now.”
She smiles. “Your Highness, it's a little early to say that.”
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