Li Zhujun suddenly discovered that she was the villainess in a book.
After the regent's cousin stole her childhood sweetheart and fiancé, she seized the cousin's token, took her place, and went to enjoy a life of luxury at the powerful regent's manor. She even forced the regent to marry her.
Her motto was simple: If she can steal what's mine, why can't I steal what's hers?
But the regent was ruthless and all-powerful. It wasn't long before he discovered she was an impostor.
Soon, the real cousin would return with irrefutable proof, and Li Zhujun would be skinned alive, her bones ground to dust, and her body left without a trace.
Li Zhujun touched her neck. She still didn't think there was anything wrong with taking revenge this way, but with the regent and his cousin, who was destined to become empress, she figured she had better pack her belongings and run.
But the regent had her attend palace banquets one day, receive the wives of high-ranking officials the next, and play the loving couple with him the day after that.
Her escape plan kept getting delayed.
She decided to take it one step at a time. Should she ask for a divorce? Start a fake argument? Go back to her hometown? Then disappear?
The plan was flawless. So why couldn't she get away?
With the real cousin now in the capital, Li Zhujun couldn't wait any longer. She packed her things in the dead of night, disguised herself, and fled.
She had barely found a hiding place when secret guards surrounded her.
The regent emerged from the shadows at an unhurried pace, his voice low. “Princess, where are you going at this hour?”
“Um, well... What if I told you I'd lost my memory and didn't remember you? Would you believe me?”
“Heh. My wife and I will part only in death, never in life.”
