Xue Zhaoning, the most honored Minghui Junzhu of the Great Jing Dynasty, once lowered herself to marry Xiao Jingyuan, heir to the Marquis of Yongning, all for a life-saving favor that had never truly happened.
For three years, she stayed by his side from morning till night, hiding her pride and enduring humiliation. In return, she got nothing but her husband’s cold stares, the whole marquis household’s scorn and mistreatment, and the white-lotus cousin’s relentless bullying. In the end, that vile couple shoved her into a pillar, and she died full of resentment.
Reborn with a heart full of hatred, Xue Zhaoning has returned!
If her cousin dares to frame her again, she’ll have her bound and thrown into an icy lake, freezing her soul right out of her body!
If the Marchioness tries to make things difficult for her, she’ll slap the woman’s wicked servant in front of everyone and disgrace the entire household!
If Xiao Jingyuan dares to question her from on high, she’ll slap a divorce agreement right across his face, each word a blade: “Xiao Jingyuan, whoever wants to be the mistress of this marquis household can have the job. This princess is done serving you!”
She is the Empress Dowager’s beloved granddaughter, the Minghui Junzhu personally invested by the emperor, and the sole legitimate daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo’s household!
Once she casts off her false mask of virtue and gentleness, the whole capital will tremble at her madcap ways!
But why does Xie Jinzhi, the Taifu’s youngest son, usually so refined, reserved, and aloof, keep showing up just as she tears into her enemies?
Not only does he back her up, he silently hands her an even sharper “blade,” his eyes brimming with a deep, restrained affection no one else can understand.
