[Dual rebirth + switched marriages + regretful pursuit + palace and household intrigue + face-slapping the villains]
After being reborn, her elder legitimate sister eagerly married the “emperor” from her previous life.
Su Ningzhi smiled as she married Xie Huaian, the sickly prince of a different surname.
No one knew that this bedridden man was the true mastermind, the one pulling the strings behind the scenes.
And no one knew that every bit of her gentleness and obedience was paving the way for her eventual escape.
Until he cornered her against the bed, his fingertip brushing over her trembling lips as he murmured hoarsely:
“Your Highness, I rather like how you try to please me.”
“Then don't ever stop, for the rest of your life.”