[Political intrigue and power fantasy + ambitious heroine + multiple male leads + devoted to one another before marriage]
They say I'm a pawn. The Crown Prince uses me as a weapon, my legitimate elder brother treats me like a money tree, and the strategist sees me as a test subject. The general sees me as... well, he says he wants to marry me.
Fine. Four men make quite a show, and I'll be the director.
The Crown Prince sends me off to marry for an alliance? I dig a pit for him instead. My brother tries to scheme against me? I make him sign over his shares. The strategist calls me his most dangerous student? I acquire his academy too. The general says he'll be my protector? Well... I might keep him around.
Later, the Crown Prince begs me on his knees to come back. My brother's eyes turn red as he says, “If only I weren't your big brother.” The strategist hands me the entire court on his deathbed.
And that foolish general jumps down from the wall and asks me, “Wife, what do you really want?”
I lift my teacup and smile.
“I want a world where no one can ever make me kneel to speak again.”
And those four men?
One became an ex, one became family by marriage, one became a memorial tablet, and one... is lying beside me.
They said I was a pawn?
In the end, I took the whole board, and they lined up to become my pieces.
This is a true heroine-level book. Everyone has their own perspective. Watching the heroine go from being a concubine to Mrs. Anguo on her own, it was a hard-won journey, and then she met a pure and loyal person. I really feel happy for the heroine ദ്ദി˶˃ ᵕ ˂ )✧