Shen Zhizhi enters the palace with a System that lets her hear people cursing in their minds.
At her investiture ceremony, the Noble Consort smiles graciously over her teacup while plotting how to make Shen Zhizhi fall down the steps and break her leg.
Shen Zhizhi doesn't waste words. As she takes the tea, she tilts her hand, spilling the scalding liquid all over the Noble Consort's hand. The pain drains the color from her face.
Everyone says Shen Zhizhi throws her weight around thanks to her imperial pardon and has a temper like a flintstone.
But no one knows that, after listening to the dirty thoughts of the entire court every day, she's so fed up she can barely eat. Every day, she turns over in her mind how to topple the imperial throne.
Then one day, the tyrant, usually as cold as ice, suddenly stops writing.
He corners her against the wall, his fingertips white from gripping her. He clutches the hem of her clothes and refuses to let go, his voice low and hoarse. “Azhi, I'll give you the whole kingdom. Just stop thinking about leaving. Could you show me a little tenderness?”
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