In her previous life, Lin Jingshu chose a husband from among the successful candidates at the imperial examinations and married a poor scholar who had come first in the exams, arriving at his home with an extravagant bridal procession. Their life together flourished. Her younger half-sister, Lin Yuefu, entered the Eastern Palace in a small bridal sedan to bring good luck to the Crown Prince, then spent half her life widowed in the cold and lonely inner palace.
Whenever she woke from dreams at midnight, she seethed with hatred for Lin Jingshu, her legitimate elder sister and the perfect contrast to her own miserable life.
Reborn on the day of her wedding, Lin Yuefu had no intention of enduring a lifetime of misery. In her haste, she switched bridal sedan chairs, and Lin Jingshu was sent to the Eastern Palace instead.
Lin Jingshu’s response: “Delighted to hear it.”
What she didn’t know was that in her previous life, her prosperity had been only skin-deep. Not only had every last bit of her lavish dowry disappeared into a bottomless pit, but she had also been tormented by a vicious mother-in-law who never stopped boasting of her family’s illustrious statesman lineage. In the end, her husband rose to the top of the civil service through his role in supporting the new emperor, winning boundless glory. Lin Jingshu worked herself to death trying to repay him.
In this new life, she has repaid her debt, and she doesn’t care who becomes the top scholar’s wife. Lin Jingshu chooses to enter the palace, lie flat, and enjoy life as a carefree widow.
Who could have guessed that the tyrannical Crown Prince, who was supposed to die young, would live longer and longer, and that he would have two entirely different faces in private and in public?
At night, he’s a gentle puppy, gazing at her with teary eyes. “My lady, couldn’t you like me just a little more?”
By day, he’s a wickedly charming prince with a chilling smile. “Woman, you’ve entered my Eastern Palace. Don’t even think about seeing other men.”
Lin Jingshu smacks him right back. She won’t indulge him.
The Crown Prince’s gaze grows even more innocent.
