Shen Jingyue was the legitimate daughter of the Grand Tutor’s household, betrothed to Crown Prince Xiao Chengjing since childhood.
She followed the rules, studied etiquette, and practiced music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, waiting to marry into the Eastern Palace once she came of age at sixteen.
But three days before the wedding, the Crown Prince broke off the engagement in front of everyone.
His reason was simple: she was dignified, but lacked spirit, and was unworthy of becoming Crown Princess.
Beside the Crown Prince stood his new favorite, Bai Ruotang, frail and tearful. One line from her, “Your Highness, please don’t hurt Miss Shen on my account,” was enough to convince the whole capital that Shen Jingyue was overbearing and jealous, unable to tolerate anyone else.
The day her engagement was broken off, Shen Jingyue was so furious she spat blood at the Crown Prince’s residence.
When she opened her eyes again, she could suddenly hear everyone’s thoughts.
The Crown Prince looked cold and distant. “Shen Jingyue, our fate has run its course.”
But inwardly, he thought: [Why isn’t she crying? If she knelt and begged me, I might still keep her as a concubine.]
Bai Ruotang looked meek and gentle. “Sister Shen, please don’t blame His Highness.”
But inwardly, she thought: [Come on, make a scene. The uglier the better. Then the position of Crown Princess will be mine.]
The Empress spoke with kindness. “Jingyue is a good girl. She and the Crown Prince simply weren’t meant to be.”
But inwardly, she thought: [The Shen family’s military power cannot be allowed to slip away. I’ll have to find another way to marry her off to that sickly Third Prince.]
Shen Jingyue wiped the blood from her lips and suddenly smiled.
So the nobles of the capital were all masters of putting on an act.
From today on, she would stop pretending, too.
I wanted to review it after reading it, but I didn't expect that although this article is short, each chapter has as many words as two or three others, and each word is not a word count. The quality is very high. I lamented before that the Queen's line was offline very quickly, and there were not many crematoriums for the second male lead. Later, I found that the plot is really interlocking, very organized and logical, the writing is also good, and the plot is compact. Currently, I feel that the main line of this book is around the Imperial Master, and the male and female protagonists are relatively rational. If the plot contains too much emotion between the male and female protagonists, it will feel a bit inconsistent. Anyway, this book is really good. Why doesn't anyone read it? I don't know if anyone saw that AI command and didn't [cover their face]. Can anyone tell me whether the entire article was written by AI 🥺
The story is not long, but the plot is compact. For the first time, I can see the voice of my heart separated from the struggle in the back house, and the love and brain link, crowned with the justice of family and country, which makes people want to stop. The words are very light, but make people feel excited!
Very beautiful, deep and thoughtful