[Love and Hate + A Two-Faced Beauty]
The first half of Sheng Yao's life was nothing but sweetness, until she persuaded her husband to save a princess.
Her peerless beauty, famed throughout the capital, was ruined. She lost her child,
and her husband was taken from her. Everything she could lose, and everything she couldn't,
she lost it all.
Sheng Yao had no choice. Imperial power weighed upon her like a massive mountain.
She could choose to endure it, but the people who stood behind her and fiercely protected their own would not agree.
Protective older brother: My sister is so wonderful, she can be as spoiled as she likes.
The emperor has ruled for long enough. The people have suffered under the Zhao clan for too long. It's time for someone else to take the throne.
Gentle childhood friend: So what if she's a princess? If she bullies A-Yao, I'll make sure she can't even live as a beggar.
Vengeful ex-husband: Power has always been the only thing you can truly feel safe with when it's firmly in your own hands.
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