[Both leads reborn + marriage before love + uncovering each other's secret identities + court intrigue and matters of state]
I am Shen Qingci, the most despised illegitimate daughter of the Marquis of Zhenbei's household.
In my previous life, my legitimate elder sister stole my betrothal and sent me to the Eastern Palace as a concubine. In the end, she personally forced poison down my throat. “Little sister, you stood in the way of my becoming Crown Princess.”
When I open my eyes again, I am back on the day my sister pushed me into the pond.
Underwater, I clutch the jade pendant at her waist. It is the future Crown Prince's token.
Once I reach the shore, soaked through, I head straight to the Prince of Jing's residence and kneel before the gates in front of everyone. “I am willing to marry the Prince of Jing and bring him good fortune so he may live!” The whole capital is in an uproar.
Xie Heng, the Prince of Jing, is the emperor's most hated son. He has been poisoned for ten years, and the imperial physicians say he will not live past this winter.
On the night my bridal sedan arrives at the prince's residence, I lift my veil and smile sweetly at the pale-faced man. “Your Highness, shall we strike a deal? I'll cure your poison, and you will... kill the Crown Prince for me.”
The man coughing blood on the bed suddenly raises his eyes, their sharpness fully revealed. “The Crown Prince? Not enough. I want the empire.”
Later, on the day of the Crown Prince's wedding, rebel troops surround the capital.
My “gravely ill” husband stands before an army in black armor, his longsword pointed ahead as the palace gates shatter. He returns through bloodshed and places the phoenix seal in my hand before everyone, his voice lethally tender. “My dear wife, I've brought you the life of the enemy you wanted.
As for the throne you wanted... now it's my turn to ask for payment.”
In the candlelit bedchamber, he leisurely unties my sash, his breath burning hot. “Ten years of pretending to be sick has left me full of pent-up frustration. Only my wife can cure me.”
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