Autumn Twilight, Together

The legitimate daughter of the Qin family, she was gentle, quiet, and kind. Born into a distinguished family steeped in poetry and etiquette, she was doted on from childhood. But after bandits abducted her in an accident, she had to disfigure her own face to protect herself. After enduring countless hardships to return home, she was cast aside because of the Empress Dowager’s words: “Prince Kang, Gao Yan, is peerlessly handsome. This disfigured girl is no match for him.” She became the laughingstock of the capital.

Gao Yan knelt outside the palace, begging the Empress Dowager to rescind her decree. He wanted only to marry her, even though her face had been ruined. He still treasured her above all else.

Moved by him, she thought she had finally found a good man, and so she was willing to be his concubine.

He told her, “A Fei, my imperial brother is cruel. Only by taking the throne can I protect you and keep the realm safe.”

She believed him, becoming his sharpest sword and helping him seize the throne and consolidate his power. But on the day he was crowned, she became a pawn he discarded, accused by him of murdering the emperor and usurping the throne. Her family was implicated, and she became a demoness blamed for bringing disaster upon the realm.

Beneath a length of white silk, her heart utterly shattered, she swore a bitter oath: “If I am given another life, I will make you all pay!”

When she opened her eyes again, the plum blossoms outside the window were still blooming proudly in the snow. She was once more the gentle daughter of the Qin family. This time, she would make everyone who had betrayed and harmed her pay the price.

But why does General Wei look at me with such burning eyes? Does he not know that in her past life, they were sworn enemies?

At last, Wei Zhao hooked a finger beneath her chin and pulled her into his arms. His low voice whispered in her ear, “We were sworn enemies in our last life. There’s no better match for us in this one than husband and wife!”