I died on the snowy day in June.
Watching helplessly as 238 members of my family were dismembered on the execution platform, my husband, the new emperor, personally put on the lotus green cloak that symbolized death for me. In the blood mist, I hit a pillar and died. Finally, I heard him say: "Li Shi deserves it for his treason."
When I opened my eyes again, I was sixteen again, on the eve of the Hundred Flowers Banquet.
The girl in the mirror has picturesque features. She has not yet experienced the confiscation of her home and her family, and has not yet seen the sinister nature of the human heart. And I know that today the queen will grant me a marriage and promise me to the king of Yue who will slaughter my entire family in the future.
In this life, I secretly took Bingposan and smiled when the imperial doctor exclaimed, "I am seriously ill and dying." I disguised myself as a man and had a private meeting with Prince Jing, who was considered ridiculous. I dropped the chess piece in his shocked eyes: "Your Highness, cooperate with me and I will help you ascend to the top of the Ninth Five-Year Plan."
During the poisonous banquet in the palace, I pretended to drink the poisonous tea served by my concubine; in the autumn hunting paddock, I used a trick to make the prince owe me the favor of saving his life; in the court, I played chess as a woman, making every move.
Those who have bullied me, betrayed me, or harmed me will slowly taste the feeling of falling from the clouds. And the man who made a covenant with me, after I once again survived in danger, held my cold hand: "Wushang, this road is too dark, I will walk with you."
When the truth was revealed, when the enemy fell to death, I stood beside him and looked down at the mountains and rivers, and I was shocked to realize that this game had been settled as early as the day of rebirth. It was not about survival, but I wanted this world so that no one could judge my Li family's loyalty and treachery.
