Ninefold Scarlet: A Poisonous Perfume Plot to Conquer the World

Ninefold Crimson: The Poisonous Fragrance Calamity of Scheming for the World tells the story of Chu Mingli, a concubine-born daughter of the chancellor. When her legitimate elder sister runs away from her wedding, Chu Mingli is forced to take her place and marry the crown prince. But on the wedding day, she is seized by assassins from an enemy kingdom. This carefully planned conspiracy reveals the mystery of her birth, hidden for seventeen years: she is actually a princess of the enemy kingdom, raised among commoners. Amid one crisis after another, she uses her ability to foresee the future to engage in a battle of wits and power with Crown Prince Xiao Jingheng. She must fend off murderous plots in the harem while also resisting the control of a network of spies from her homeland. When war breaks out between the two kingdoms once more, she must choose between the bonds of blood and the person she loves, using her intelligence to fight her way through the maelstrom of power.