Her Entire Family Died for Their Country, Now the Orphaned Girl Wants a Rebellion

The entire An Guogong household is loyal to the throne. Jiang Changning was born in Sangyu City in the southern frontier. Her mother died young, and she was raised by her elder sister.

In the final great battle, she watched her sister die beneath the city walls with her own eyes. Soon afterward, she received word that her father had been gravely wounded.

She was twelve that year. Dressed in mourning clothes, she escorted her father back to the capital and entered the imperial city.

The noble ladies of the capital mocked her for knowing nothing of flower arranging, tea preparation, poetry, or essay writing, sneering behind her back that she was uncouth.

Jiang Changning couldn't care less. She shut herself away and lived quietly, planning to marry a long-lived civil official after coming of age, have children, and carry on the Jiang family's ancestral spear techniques.

Later, Prince Xuan, Shen Fu, recaptured ten cities in the northern territories and returned to the capital at the head of his army.

The son of the late crown prince, with imperial blood and military power in his hands, he had survived countless brushes with death on the battlefield. He returned only to uncover the truth behind his father's treason case.

From then on, the capital was swept up in turmoil once more, and Jiang Changning could no longer avoid being caught in the struggle for imperial power.

On the day she came of age, the new emperor issued an imperial decree arranging her marriage, but it cost her grandmother her life.

“The strategist said we should yield three parts in all things, and three parts is all we yield.”

Jiang Changning changed completely. If they mocked her, she mocked them back. If they insulted her, she hit them. And she never forgot that the one truly responsible was the person on the throne.

“Your Highness, shall we start a rebellion together?”

“Jiang Changning, I only make a lifelong vow with you.”