When my elder sister broke her own leg and went out of her way to seduce the servant by Father's side, I knew she had been reborn too.
In my previous life, my elder sister performed a dance during the Lantern Festival and caught the Crown Prince's eye, becoming his Crown Princess.
I, on the other hand, was abducted in broad daylight by bandits, ruining my reputation. The mistress of the household casually married me off to one of the estate's servants.
After my elder sister found out, she bragged outside my courtyard every day:
"A bastard born to a lowborn wretch like you is only fit to marry a servant!"
"My husband is the Crown Prince. One day, I'll be empress!"
But the Crown Prince fell from grace overnight after someone accused him of treason. He was demoted to a commoner and imprisoned for life in the Imperial Clan Court.
Then they discovered that the servant was a royal heir who had been lost outside the palace. He rose to power in a single bound and was made Crown Prince, while I became his undisputed Crown Princess.
When the late emperor fell gravely ill, the servant naturally ascended the throne.
On the day of the empress's investiture ceremony, my elder sister stormed into my palace and stabbed me in the artery with a hairpin.
"A bastard like you dares to lord it over me!"
When I opened my eyes again, I was back on the day my elder sister was to perform her dance.
