[Reborn for revenge + Marriage first, love later + Power struggles to the top]
Clever, capable heroine VS proud young prince (regent in the early story)
Chu Yu, the marquess’s daughter, trusted the wrong people in her previous life. Her hypocritical stepmother and younger sister joined forces with her pretentious husband to drain her dowry and ruin her reputation. In the end, they murdered her and dumped her body, leaving her to die with hatred in her heart.
Reborn, Chu Yu made her moves carefully, setting one trap after another until she avenged the blood feud from her past life!
Her white-lotus sister wants to get together with that scumbag? I’ll make it happen! I’ll make sure you both never recover!
Her wicked stepmother wants to seize the family fortune? I’ll expose your secrets and make you wish you were dead!
To secure an ally, she attached herself to Prince Ning, Zhao Hong, notorious for his romantic escapades.
Then a sham marriage pact brought them together in a genuine alliance.
She took on the prince’s consort and battled his childhood sweetheart. With memories of her past life and the wits she had gained in this one, she secured his rear and untangled the court’s political schemes.
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But for all her calculations, she overlooked one thing:
That tall, handsome, sly, and proud young prince was looking at her in a less and less innocent way.
Then, just as their mission was complete, everything suddenly changed.
That night, he rested his chin on her knee, the corners of his eyes red and his voice trembling. “Please, don’t leave me!”
The two escaped the power struggles and became an ordinary couple.
He said, “May Zhao Jiulang and Lady Chu stay together, devoted to each other until old age.”
But after many twists and turns, fate changed once more. He returned to court and took control of the realm, while she set sail and embarked on a new journey.
He said, “Please, take me with you this time!”
Chu Yu: “Maybe next time!”
