I’m Falling Apart, Stop Chasing Me!

[Historical Romance + Palace and Household Intrigue + Classic Period Atmosphere]

She was Shen Baizhi, the legitimate daughter of the Grand Tutor’s household. She had grown up in luxury, lively and cheerful. But disaster struck on the Grand Tutor’s birthday, and her entire family was sent to the execution ground. She was captured and imprisoned, forced to do menial labor, abused, and disfigured. After she escaped, ruffians assaulted her in a ruined temple. The heir apparent, Gu Nanyi, appeared amid the falling snow and carried the poor woman away. That gave her a chance to survive. She changed her face and entered the palace, climbing the ranks step by step and matching wits with her enemies. She wrote a blood letter demanding that the emperor reopen the case, but his hold on the throne was still shaky, and he ignored her out of concern for the powerful factions. When she cursed the emperor in front of the civil and military officials, she took her own life before the throne. Gu Nanyi flew into a rage and slaughtered his way through the imperial prison. Only later did he learn that she was still alive. He took her away from the palace, and they fled south…