Crimson Makeup, Blood and Ashes

[Goddess of Vengeance + General’s Wife] [High-stakes Conflict + Identity Reversal] [Political Intrigue + Emotional Push and Pull] [Angsty Revenge + Court Politics]

“Tan Li clenched a silver hairpin coated with deadly poison in the bridal sedan, digging her nails into her palm. This was her thirteenth chance to assassinate the enemy kingdom’s General Zhenbei. But when he lifted her veil, the eyes that had once bandaged her wounds met hers, and the hairpin clattered to the ground. The mysterious man who had saved her on a snowy night ten years ago was the very enemy she meant to kill? Outside the bridal tent, the emperor’s secret decree was being sealed with wax. Inside, for the first time, she hesitated to open the poison pouch hidden in her sleeve.”