He Used the Shen Family to Claim the Throne, So I Married the Governor Instead

[Reborn + sweet romance + political intrigue + revenge + the hero has been plotting for a long time] In her previous life, Shen Zhaoning was ordered to marry the Third Prince, Lu Yunzhi. She devised plans for him and maneuvered through court politics, pouring the full strength of the Shen family into helping him ascend the throne. But what awaited her in the end was the execution of her entire family. Her grandfather struck his head against a pillar and died; her elder brother's blood stained the ancestral hall. Her face was disfigured, and she was thrown into a mass grave, where she died amid a blizzard. Only after her death did she learn that the one who came to gather her remains was Xiao Heng. Xiao Heng, the dreaded chief of the Imperial Guard, braved the snow to carry her out of the corpse pile. He dressed her in a bright red wedding gown, dug a grave for her beneath a crabapple tree with his own hands, and performed the three bows with her. Then he stormed the palace with a blade, killed Shen Wanrou, executed Lu Yunzhi, and drenched the imperial city in blood. When she opened her eyes again, none of it had happened yet. Lu Yunzhi still meant to use the Shen family as a stepping stone to power. This time, she would cut off his path with her own hands. Shen Wanrou still meant to climb over her to get ahead. Then let us see who falls first in this life. As for marriage, Shen Zhaoning knocked on the gates of the Imperial Guard headquarters late one night. “Chief Xiao, how about marrying me?” Xiao Heng replied coolly, “Have you thought it through, Miss Shen? Marrying a eunuch won't do your reputation any favors.” Shen Zhaoning answered without hesitation, “I'm asking for a way to protect the Shen family, not for a virtuous man.” Later, the imperial decree announcing their marriage spread throughout the capital, and everyone waited to laugh at the Shen family. The dignified granddaughter of the Grand Preceptor, turning down a prince only to marry a disgraced eunuch chief. Only Shen Zhaoning knew that the gentle, devoted prince from her previous life had climbed to the throne over the Shen family's corpses, while the villain in everyone's eyes had dressed her in a wedding gown after she died.