[Alternate History] [Pure Historical Romance] [Mutual Firsts] [Forced Love] [Taking by Force] [Substitute Romance]
Yao Shu was the empress. To protect her only younger brother, she offered herself to Prince Zhao and became a substitute for the woman he loved.
She never expected him to gradually lose himself in her. The more she tried to get away, the more tightly he held her by his side.
"You're the one who came after me first. And now you want me to let you go?"
Every night, he came to Changchun Palace and made love to her beneath the bed curtains. Day after day, he tormented her until she could take no more.
Then she discovered his secret. When the mist lifted and everything became clear, what she saw was the source of his pain.
Only then did she realize that the love she'd kept hidden in her heart since childhood had returned. She held him close. "I'll stay with you until the flowers fade through all four seasons."
But she was only a substitute. Did she really think she could take the other woman's place?
Their affair was exposed, and for the sake of his plans, he didn't care whether she lived or died. Every day in prison, she was trapped between a living death and a death she couldn't reach.
She wasn't Yao Zilian, and she could never become her.
Every night, he murmured that woman's name in her ear, while she foolishly gave him her heart, hoping there might be a place for her in his.
How ridiculous.
When she finally saw the light of day again, all she wanted was to escape her cage and leave all the trouble behind.
But he wouldn't let her go. He wanted to keep her tied to his side for the rest of her life.
"I don't want to spend my whole life as someone else's shadow."
If you don't love me, why won't you let me go?
You gave me hope, then crushed it without mercy.
Song Huaian pinned her beneath him. "You can't escape."
For the rest of your life, you'll be mine alone.
But he was already shackled by hatred. He had something he needed to accomplish, and she had a life she wanted to pursue.
"If your plan succeeds, you'll have a lifetime of wealth and glory."
She refused.
Very nice. .