She Tore Up the Marriage Contract and Mocked the Poor Princess, Who Slapped Down a Hundred Thousand in Bride Price

The day Yun Yi, a top scholar from a poor family, was honored at the imperial palace, his former fiancée tore up their marriage contract in front of everyone. “A mere seventh-rank compiler? How could you possibly marry the legitimate daughter of a minister?” As the court erupted in an uproar, the Third Princess’s carriage rolled over the scattered scraps. A corner of its curtain, embroidered with golden phoenixes, lifted. “Lord Yun, have you made up your mind? Would you like me to step down from my carriage and invite you myself?”

Three years later, at the banquet for the new scholars, the powerful Imperial Tutor took Yun Yi by the wrist. Before everyone’s eyes, the woman who had once scorned him as lowborn rushed over, her hair in disarray. “Yilang, I’m willing to be your concubine!” Suddenly, a jade pendant carved with nine dragons was tossed down from the high platform. The Regent Princess’s wide sleeves swept through the air. “Who dares touch my prince consort?”