When traitors rebelled overnight, the noble Princess Yongning became a remnant of the former royal house. Xiao Qingcheng's heart turned to ashes. She had planned to hang herself with a white silk sash and follow her father and brothers in death, but she never expected to encounter a powerful minister at court.
She plotted her way forward until the minister was completely smitten with her.
But one day, the minister closed his eyes forever in her arms, and tears welled up in hers before she could stop them.
Did she love him? Who knows?
The regent, the most powerful minister in Great Jing, was sent south by imperial decree to investigate the Yan Kingdom's rebellion. He happened upon a princess from a fallen kingdom by chance. He had no particular interest in her. She was just a woman, after all. He could bring her back and keep her for amusement.
But step by step, he fell so deeply that there was no way out.
With an arrow through his heart, he lay in her arms and asked only for one answer.
“Tell me, did you ever have me in your heart?”
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