Xiao Yanzi Reborn: I Won't Marry Yongqi

Carrying memories that left a deep, indelible mark on her from her previous life, Xiao Yanzi is reborn shortly after becoming the “Princess Returning Pearl.” She is no longer the naive, troublemaking “silly swallow” who was blinded by love. She sees the gilded cage of her princess title for what it is, sees through the palace’s cold-blooded schemes, and understands with heartbreaking clarity the hopelessness and sacrifices behind her love for Yongqi. In this life, she has only one obsession: **escape!** She will do whatever it takes to leave the palace, shed the identity of “Princess Returning Pearl,” and break free of her engagement to the Fifth Prince, Yongqi. Drawing on the memories of her previous life and the “disguise” she adopts in this one, she will plan her every move: quietly build up her strength, carefully prepare a way out, cleverly drive wedges between people, and create plausible distance. Then, at the moment no one expects, she will stage a heart-pounding “cicada shedding its shell,” vanishing beyond the many walls of the Forbidden City. From then on, the bustling world beyond the palace will have a new face: Fang Yan, bold and forthright, earning her living with her own two hands. With her wits and hard work, she will write a new legend of her own beneath the open sky of freedom.