[Everyone’s favorite + sweet-faced, dark-hearted + clear-headed heroine + sweet romance + face-slapping + punishing scumbags + powerful male and female leads]
Princess Sheng Yunyao of Rongyang was born a bright moon hanging high in the heavens.
Personally tutored by the emperor from childhood, she excelled in statecraft, military affairs, strategy, and every other skill.
She lacked nothing: power, status, beauty, or ability.
Only after living half her life did she discover that she was merely the supporting female character meant to contrast with the heroine in a Mary Sue novel. Her first half had been smooth sailing, with everyone’s love and adoration.
Then the heroine, Xu Wanning, appeared.
The heroine was a beloved confidante, cherished by all.
She was a spoiled, overbearing, wicked obstacle whom everyone hated.
In the end, she lost everything and died horribly, all because she wasn’t the heroine.
Sheng Yunyao scoffed. “Stealing men and affection is so low-class. They’re all leftovers. If I’m going to steal something, I’ll steal a man’s future.”
She wanted the men, their affection, their futures, and their power.
“Fate is in my hands, not Heaven’s. If Heaven defies me, I’ll defy Heaven.”
The heroine thought she would be adored by everyone and reach the pinnacle of life.
Instead, Sheng Yunyao claimed all the favor, becoming everyone’s unattainable first love.
Obsessive minister: “She is like moonlight, and I’m enthralled by her. From the moment I first saw her, I couldn’t break free.”
Scheming chief minister: He was ruthless all his life, yet toward her, he showed an almost devout gentleness.
Long-suffering bodyguard: “I would live for her, draw my sword for her, die for her, and serve her faithfully all my life.”
Only as she lay dying did Xu Wanning understand that she had never been the heroine. She had been nothing but a clown.
Sheng Yunyao: “What’s so great about being someone’s unattainable first love? If I’m going to be anything, I’ll be the emperor.”
