Sweet romance - obsessive, devoted male lead - groveling pursuit - marry first, fall in love later - forced marriage - so sweet it’ll make your teeth ache
She is the legitimate daughter of the late empress, switched at birth as a child and left to grow up among the common folk, where she suffered endless abuse.
In her past life, Jiang Wan believed his professions of love and married into the Eastern Palace.
In the end, he imprisoned her in the Cold Palace and forced her to drink poison. She died with her unborn child, and their bodies were lost without a trace.
Reborn, she tears up the marriage contract with a cold laugh, swearing to uncover the truth behind her mother’s death and overturn the deadly game played by the powerful.
At the selection, she slaps a noblewoman. At a palace banquet, her dance shakes the court. As a woman, she takes charge of the Board of Revenue, carefully advancing her plans one step at a time.
He is obsessive and violent. He breaks into her chambers at night and pins her in a corner. “If you won’t marry me, I’ll slaughter the entire court and bury them with you.”
She faces him coldly, only to see him take an arrow for her and cut out his own heart to obtain the medicine she needs. Even with the steps stained red with blood, he smiles. “If you run away once, I’ll raze a city.”
When her true identity is revealed and imperial power crumbles, he kneels with his sword in hand. “I don’t want the empire anymore. I only want you to live.”
