Modern girl Shen Zhiyi stays up all night finishing an old-fashioned tragic romance novel. When she wakes, she's become the cannon-fodder Princess Consort in the book, who shares her name.
In the original story, she schemes against the heroine and conspires with foreign enemies to win the affection of the regent, Xiao Jingheng. In the end, the male lead sends her off with a cup of poison, and not even her body is left behind.
After transmigrating, Shen Zhiyi looks at the cold, grim regent before her and makes up her mind on the spot:
First, don't compete for his favor.
Second, don't hurt anyone.
Third, save up enough money and run away at once.
What she doesn't know is that one day, Xiao Jingheng suddenly gains the ability to hear her thoughts.
She bows her head and says, “I wish for us to treat each other with mutual respect.”
But she thinks:
[What mutual respect? Once I've saved up five thousand taels, I'll make a midnight escape with the carriage.]
Xiao Jingheng: “...”
Later, everyone assumes the regent despises his consort. Only Xiao Jingheng knows that the most important thing he does every day is make sure his wife doesn't run away.
