After the Northern Frontier army breached the border, they demanded one of the Crown Prince's wives or concubines as a hostage.
Crown Prince Gu Ying abandoned me, his Crown Princess, and fled back to the capital with Zhao Liangdi.
I did not resist. I followed the enemy troops back to their camp.
That was because in my previous life, I had urged Gu Ying to keep me, the one who knew how to command troops, by his side.
Zhao Liangdi was sent to the Northern Frontier, where she was abused. After several miscarriages, she died from a massive hemorrhage.
When the war ended, Gu Ying ascended the throne and posthumously made Zhao Liangdi empress.
Meanwhile, the Xie family was stripped of its military power, and over a hundred members, young and old, were sentenced to death by slicing.
After breaking my legs, Gu Ying forced me into prostitution for the army and snarled, "So what if I won against the Northern Frontier and became emperor? I still lost Qingzhi."
"I'll make you experience every bit of the suffering she endured."
I was eight months pregnant at the time. After I was abused, I miscarried and died in agony.
When I opened my eyes again, I was back on the day the Northern Frontier army breached the border.
The clash of weapons rang out outside. Gu Ying looked at the two of us. "The Northern Frontier wants one of my wives or concubines as a hostage. Which of you will go?"
