> The day I struck my head against a pillar in the Cold Palace, I learned the secret of Happy Pleasant Fragrance.
> When I opened my eyes again, I had returned to the days before the selection.
> Smiling, I accepted the emperor’s gift of Happy Pleasant Fragrance. “It’s my favorite scent.”
> But once I turned away, I emptied all the incense into a potted plant sent by the empress.
> Watching An Lingrong get shoved into the pond in the Imperial Garden, I smiled behind my fan.
> “I’m very pleased with Xia Changzai’s work.”
> In this life, not one of those who destroyed my entire Nian family in my previous life will escape.
> Yet when I wake in the middle of the night, I always find Zhen Huan sitting beside my bed.
> “Your Highness, you’re playing an even bigger game than I imagined.”