[A satisfying power couple story + high-IQ palace and household intrigue + heroine saves hero + clear-cut love and hate + heroine cherished by all]
Lin Yue was a modern career woman: strategic, socially savvy, and a good judge of character. Before turning thirty, she was on the verge of becoming a group vice president. But a car accident sent her transmigrating to ancient times, where she became Qing Shu.
The moment she opened her eyes, she was told she would enter the Eastern Palace as a secondary consort. The Crown Prince had been frail since childhood, but after the Crown Princess became pregnant, he unexpectedly recovered. Everyone said the Crown Princess was carrying a lucky star.
On the first day Qing Shu entered the Crown Prince’s residence, she sensed that something was off. The prince’s personal eunuch bossed him around like a servant.
She knew that imperial authority ruled all in ancient times, and one careless mistake could get an entire family executed. But from the moment she stepped into the residence, she was already caught in a vortex. She even discovered that the man she had married was a fake Crown Prince. The Empress had chosen her to pair him up with someone and make him her puppet!
Sorry, being made to share a husband with other women in the inner courtyard was already miserable enough. Now she was a pawn, too? Fine. She would bring everyone down and make the fake Crown Prince the real one.
Besides, the fake Crown Prince was far too handsome, and so adorably sweet-tempered. He was perfect for raising.
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After the Crown Princess became pregnant, the real Crown Prince died. The fake Crown Prince appeared, and the Empress chose a secondary consort for him, warning him to produce an heir as soon as possible. He knew she wanted to use everyone connected to him as leverage.
On their wedding day, he led his new consort into the residence. As he lifted her veil, he decided to defy the Empress’s demands. He could not bear to see the light in her eyes dim until they were as lifeless as his own.
He had planned to keep his distance from her. But she was so radiant that he could not help wanting to draw closer.
He had to grow strong enough to earn the right to protect this glimmer of light in his heart.
