My elder half-sister and I were reborn on the day bandits abducted us.
The bandits demanded that only one of us could be saved.
In my previous life, Mother saved my elder half-sister, while the bandits took me away.
My sister's reputation was ruined, so she could only marry down into a poor family, and eventually died far from home.
I, meanwhile, met Prince Qi, who had come to put down the bandits.
Moved by my plight, Prince Qi took me as his secondary consort.
When Princess Qi died in childbirth, I raised her son and heir.
Later, Prince Qi ascended the throne. Thanks to the prince's son, whom I had raised, I became empress and the mother of the realm.
Reborn, I faced the bandits' taunts once more, and my elder half-sister spoke with righteous conviction.
“Mother, save my younger sister! I'm the eldest, so of course I should protect her when danger comes.”
As we passed each other, my elder half-sister whispered, “You're just a concubine's daughter. What right do you have to compete with me? Prince Qi is mine, and so is the throne! You'll spend your whole life beneath me!”
Seeing how certain my sister was of victory, I shook my head to myself.
Oh, sister, sadly, you still won't be sitting on the throne in this life.
