Palace and household intrigue + face-slapping and revenge + powerful couple + smart, growing heroine + feel-good story + happy ending
Murong Li, princess of Dongli, and Beiming Shi, a general of the Northern Kingdom, were hailed by all as a match made in heaven, a perfect union. Their wedding was said to be just around the corner, and everyone celebrated the match.
Then a palace coup took both of Murong Li’s parents, leaving her country destroyed and her family gone. The man who had once been as bright and noble as the moon, who had loved and protected her, now pointed his sword at her and spoke coldly:
“Our countries are marrying for mutual benefit. There are no feelings involved. You said you loved me. Now it’s time for you to make your contribution.”
Her former lover turned his sword against her, and on that day, her heart shattered too. Betrayed, she died full of hatred.
When she awoke again, she was Bai Qingyu, eldest daughter of the Left Chancellor. She was bullied and humiliated within the residence, infamous beyond its walls. With a domineering half-sister, a scheming stepmother, and her former lover all in her way, she would show them how she could turn the world upside down with a wave of her hand.
“Why aren’t you afraid?”
She rose to face him, the light in her eyes impossible to extinguish. The world feared him, but she did not. “I’ve already walked the hardest road there is. Everything in this world passes in the blink of an eye. What do you think could still defeat me?
“What doesn’t kill me only makes me stronger.”
The proud man who had once stood above everyone else fell from his pedestal. He ached for all she had endured and wiped away every tear she shed.
“Bai Qingyu, I’ll give you a home.”
