During a palace coup, Wen Xu risked her life to deliver an imperial edict. The injuries left her unable to bear children, but earned her the position of the highest-ranking female official in court.
After marrying the Marquis of Jing'an, she resigned for love, all in the hope of having a child.
But just as she finally conceived, she overheard her husband's attendant privately congratulating his adopted sister:
“Congratulations, Cousin. You're carrying the Marquis's only child.”
Only then did Wen Xu realize that while she was pregnant, her brother had fallen in battle, and her family had been brought to ruin, her husband, who had sworn to love her forever, had secretly fathered a child with his adopted sister. The entire household had conspired to deceive and manipulate her.
What she had thought was an unwavering marriage between childhood sweethearts was merely a trap the Marquis of Jing'an had plotted for years to clip her wings.
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From then on, she would shoulder the burden of her ruined family, investigate her brother's death, and fight for her own future!
So she sought out the regent, a man with power over the entire court.
“I can help you earn your official robes. But this road ahead is perilous. Will you walk it alone, with your life in the hands of fate, or take the title of Princess Consort of Prince Yong and let me give you a hand?”
In the whole court, she was the only one who dared defy him. “I'll leave my life to fate.”
She could stand up to old factions and powerful clans lying in wait, and she could rein in greedy officials with boundless ambition.
But she couldn't hold back the powerful prince's repeated demands:
“Do you want to keep that little official seal, or take my princess consort's phoenix seal?”
“Your Highness, I'm already twenty-eight. Naturally, I want both.”
They say you can't have both fish and bear's paw, but she insisted on having it all. Either way, the prince would give her whatever she wanted.
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Short and concise, the writing is concise. Don't miss a chapter, listen to them all! I don't like long stories, it's too tiring. Thank you to the author for your hard work👍! Greasy