In her previous life, thanks to her skill at divination and fortune-telling, Chao Wanqing lived freely and happily.
That all ended when she boarded Wei Xuanming’s sinking ship. From then on, her luck ran out and her life became miserable.
The Fourth Prince, Wei Xuanming, was never destined to be emperor. But she defied fate and helped him seize the throne, only to suffer its backlash and become frail and unable to conceive.
Wei Xuanming blamed her for driving his beloved to her death, then tried to kill her while she was ill.
He even ordered the execution of the child she had risked her life to bear for him.
In this life, she swore to stay away from the scoundrel.
With the royal dynasty’s fortune waning, she made a decisive choice to support Wei Qingheng, the disabled prince with the strongest destiny to rule, in his bid for the throne.
Having lost both the throne and the woman he loved, Wei Xuanming went mad with regret.
“Wanwan, don’t marry my uncle. He’s crippled and won’t live long. You’ll be a widow before long.”
“Be good and listen to me. Don’t compete with Qianqian for my affection. I’ll take you as a concubine and give you a child.”
Chao Wanqing only sneered.
In her previous life, hadn’t she been good enough? Hadn’t she listened well enough?
She had loved him with all her heart and risked her life to bear him a child.
Yet he locked her away in the Cold Palace, buried their child alive with his own hands, and used a sword to tear her heart to pieces...
It was Wei Qingheng.
Before she died, he brought her a thin blanket and a bowl of hot porridge.
In the Cold Palace, he gave her the last warmth she would ever know.
