We Agreed to Fight for the Throne, So Why Are You Offering Yourself to Me?

[No rebirth or transmigration; venomous beauty vs. frail, fallen prince + revenge-driven career woman + power struggle and rise to the throne + mutual healing + no forgiveness + wolfish younger man] Three years ago, the Imperial Bridge at the Jianghuai Palace collapsed. The Empress ordered the execution of everyone who had built it. The men of the Jiang family, including the Minister of Works, were put to death on the spot, while the women were reduced to servitude. Jiang Wan went from being the legitimate daughter of a high-ranking official to a lowly servant. After years of lying low in the palace, she finally managed to get close to the fallen, sickly, and temperamental Prince Xie Yanci. She struck a deal with him, all so that one day she could win justice for the entire Jiang family. “This servant is Jiang Wan, newly assigned to Changle Residence. Third Highness, from now on, I’ll teach you how to kill!” “Even the Empress?” “Uh, that’ll take some negotiation. If Your Highness helps me get revenge, I’ll help you win the succession.” “Deal!” They say the enemy of your enemy is your friend. Xie Yanci gets to cling to the powerful support of his family’s sworn enemy and begins his journey to turn the tables. Jiang Wan repays every grudge and settles every score. In short, she won’t spare a single person who deserves to die. Later, the fallen prince whom everyone in the palace used to bully ascends to the throne. The cold, ruthless emperor everyone fears like death is gentle only with the woman he holds dear. One day, Jiang Wan looks at the man who’s been bundled up and delivered to her. “Wait, didn’t we agree you’d only help me win the succession? Why are you offering yourself to me, Your Highness?” The man can no longer hold back from asking her to give him a proper title. “Then there’s no harm in adding one more condition!” Xie Yanci: “A-Wan, what I’ve been trying to say is that the day I met you, a heavy snow fell over the long street. But the snow that had fallen in my heart for fifteen years finally stopped...”