[Powerful leads in a tragic romance + woman disguised as a man + reborn for revenge + marriage before love]
In his previous life, he was Xiao Jingheng, Crown Prince of the Great Yue Dynasty. A master of both letters and arms, he was nonetheless sent to his death with a cup of poisoned wine by the person he trusted most.
When he opens his eyes again, he has become Gu Nanzhi, the frail legitimate daughter of the Prime Minister’s household. She is about to be used as a pawn in a political marriage, wed to the powerful Regent, Pei Changyuan, the political foe who opposed him at every turn in his previous life.
On their wedding night, the man lifts her veil and says coldly, “I married you because your face resembles someone.”
Gu Nanzhi lowers her eyes and says nothing, laughing inwardly. I know exactly who I resemble: myself.
In a marriage where both have ulterior motives, she feigns weakness and conceals her strength while secretly contacting her old allies to plot her revenge. He tests her at every turn and lays trap after trap, using her as bait to draw out the former Crown Prince’s followers.
Until war breaks out on the border, and she rushes to save him on the battlefield, disguised as a man, amid a rain of arrows.
Holding her blood-soaked body in his arms, he finally asks, “Who are you, really?”
Later, she ascends the throne in imperial robes, with the court officials kneeling behind her.
The man who once held power over all kneels before her on one knee, his voice hoarse:
“Your servant welcomes Your Highness home.”
“This time, let me be the one who bows to you.”
