Baili Youheng, the most beautiful woman in Yindu and the legitimate daughter of the Baili family, could captivate a city with a smile. With the slightest gesture, countless people would fall for her. At just ten years old, she won the Empress Dowager’s favor and received a coronet, giving her a status equal to a commandery princess. Her three uncles were all pillars of the imperial court, while her clever and brave younger brother had already won great military honors at a young age. Yet despite such an enviable background and natural advantages, she met a tragic end, dying of illness in the cold palace.
“Heng’er, time to get up,” Ning Xiaohe called to her daughter.
Baili Youheng sat up. “I... where am I?”
“You’re still half asleep. Of course you’re at home.”
