The Concubine’s Quest for Power: The Imperial Preceptor Secretly Pledges His Heart to Her

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Ji Wanqing died on the eve of her wedding, burned to ashes by her stepmother.

Reborn, she was still the lowest-ranking daughter in the Ji family. The household accounts were in the red, poison was in her throat, and her childhood sweetheart had married someone else.

This time, she set her sights on the young State Preceptor, rumored to be able to glimpse the secrets of heaven.

“Your Excellency, how about a deal? I’ll help you break the deadlock, and you help me… kill someone.”

Su Shiran, aloof and solitary master of the Xuanzhen Temple, was the sharpest hidden blade in the emperor’s hand.

He had been playing the game for twenty years, calculating the hearts of everyone under heaven. Yet he failed to account for this piece on the board turning on him.

When the golden qilin pattern appeared, the truth about the moonlight-white empress came to light, and the imperial decree of marriage was issued

only then did she realize that from the very beginning, he hadn’t wanted an ally. He wanted a wife.

“Wanqing,” he said, spreading a bloodstained map of the realm before her. His eyes held an obsession that would burn everything to ash. “You want revenge, and I’ll hand you the knife. You want justice, and I’ll overturn the court. But if you want to leave…”

He gave a soft laugh and gripped her wrist. “Only if I’m dead.”