Phoenix Returns to the Country

When a dynasty has been established for three hundred years, only the eldest princess can succeed it. I, Princess Yongning, want to break this iron law. At the age of fifteen, his policy discussions shocked the Imperial Academy, and at the age of eighteen, he defeated enemy generals at the border. Everyone in the court said that I am a hen and a chicken, but I trample all the dragons, phoenixes, and grandsons under my feet. On the day he ascended the throne, the barb on the throne pierced his palm. Only when the blood beads rolled down did I understand—— These thousands of miles of mountains and rivers were originally meant to be sacrificed with the blood of close relatives. And the first one to be sacrificed was actually mine...