[Female lead reborn + historical family intrigue + marriage before love]
[Clear-headed, resilient noblewoman x aloof, ruthless prince and general]
Meng Shuyue, the Crown Princess, was poisoned by a despicable man and woman, left a ruined shadow of her former self. When she learned the suspicious news that her whole family had died in battle, grief and fury overwhelmed her, and she breathed her last.
When she opened her eyes again, she had been reborn in the body of Shen Qingchi, the domineering and vicious legitimate daughter of the Minister of Rites. This time, she would kill the despicable pair with her own hands and uncover the truth behind her family’s murder.
By a twist of fate, she crossed paths with Xie Heci, the Prince of Huainan, known as the Jade-Faced King of Hell. Rumor had it that he was brutal and wanton, with neither kindness nor desire. His imperial dragon-patterned double-bladed halberd had tasted the blood of countless officials in the capital.
When they first met, Xie Heci was unconscious from poison, and Shen Qingchi saved him. The first thing he did upon waking was press the arrowhead she had removed against her and threaten her. He ordered his guards to surround her residence, ready to slaughter everyone on the spot.
“Give me one reason to let you live,” he said.
“The truth remains undiscovered, and the people who deserve to die are still alive. If you were in my place, Lord Marquis, would you be willing to die?” she replied.
That night, Xie Heci saw the same abyss in Shen Qingchi’s eyes.
She thought their paths would part for good after that.
But later, at a palace banquet, when the emperor tried to arrange a marriage for Xie Heci, the cold and heartless prince said he already had someone in mind and asked to marry her, the notorious legitimate daughter of the Shen family.
As they rode together in the carriage, she asked, “Why do you want to marry me?”
Xie Heci said, “Because you, Shen Qingchi, and I are the same kind of person.”
From then on, hatred layered upon hatred and resentment tangled with resentment, leaving two lost souls to seek the truth.
The deadly game is set. You and I are both moving the pieces.
It's very interesting. The entanglement and various tricks between the male and female protagonists are well written, but the author doesn't update it anymore.
It's my favorite style of writing. It's very good.