A power-hungry, unhinged Grand Princess × a scheming, sharp-tongued hostage prince hopelessly in love
A feel-good power fantasy with a female lead.
Rumor has it that the Grand Princess is a beautiful serpent, a venomous snake carefully nurtured by the countless schemes and intrigues of the imperial harem.
Though she is a princess, she flouts every virtue expected of women, keeping countless male favorites in her household and living a life of extravagance and debauchery.
After seeing a portrait of the hostage prince from Sheng, she felt a desire unlike any she had ever known.
To get what she wanted, Wen Shaoyue slipped into the guise of her third younger sister, Wen Nian, pretending to be a frail, lovesick beauty with no hidden agenda. She turned the tables on him.
When she first met Sheng Zifu, it was the most clichéd of scenes: a hero rescuing a beauty. Wen Shaoyue stood so close to him. He truly was like a fine piece of jade, making everything else pale in comparison. At the time, she thought how wonderful it would be to bring him into her household as a male favorite.
Only after spending more time together did she learn that Sheng Zifu’s gentle, refined manner was an act. His heart was what was truly dark.
Once she had the information she wanted, Wen Shaoyue used the pine-and-crane hairpin he had given her to pierce his heart with her own hands.
With his final breath, Sheng Zifu took her bloodstained hand and said something Wen Shaoyue would never forget.
He said, “I don’t care whether you’re Wen Nian, and I don’t care if you’ve been deceiving me. I just want to love you.”
He said, “Wen Shaoyue, that night, amid the fleeting illusion, I glimpsed the most beautiful flower in the world.”
One winter night a year later, Wen Shaoyue caught the familiar scent again, and a cold dagger pressed against her throat.
The person wrapped an arm around her waist and whispered in her ear, “Grand Princess, long time no see. I hope you’ve been well.”
Wen Shaoyue turned around and smiled. “I’m glad you didn’t die. Now I can kill you again.”
Heaven gave Wen Shaoyue ten years to overthrow this unjust imperial rule and become the one who stood above all others.
