In a single day, Xu Lingxi transmigrated into the frail legitimate eldest daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo's household, someone anyone could bully.
Her birth mother was the Empress Dowager's younger sister, and her father commanded a mighty army. She should have been the most honored young lady in the capital, but her stepmother, Madam Feng, deliberately raised her to be timid and meek. On New Year's Eve, Madam Feng even watched her die of illness, all to seize her dowry and take over the duke's estate.
But when Xu Lingxi opened her eyes again, she found herself bound to a strange “Infamy for Eternity System.”
The more the world despised her, the longer she lived.
To stay alive, she openly defied her stepmother, humiliated her stepsister, and flirted with the current chancellor, Chu Huaiyi...
In just a few days, she became the most reviled villainess in the capital.
Yet no one knew that every wicked deed of hers was a move made in secret.
The more notorious she became, the closer she came to the truth.
When the Empress Dowager and the young emperor were trapped deep within the palace and a prince of a different surname prepared to seize the throne, Xu Lingxi willingly shouldered the world's condemnation and escorted the young emperor out alone, just to give Chu Huaiyi one last chance to win.
Everyone thought she was a demoness bringing ruin to the nation. Only the cool, reserved chancellor, whom she'd once flirted with in public and who'd once seen her chased by a vicious dog, had long since seen the courage behind her outrageous behavior.
She asked, “Chancellor, aren't you afraid my infamous reputation will ruin yours?”
Chu Huaiyi backed her into a corner, his gaze deep and intense.
“My reputation has belonged to you ever since the day you flirted with me in public.”
Later, the prince of a different surname was executed, the young emperor was restored to the throne, and at last the world learned the truth:
That infamous villainess had once borne all the shame on her own shoulders, shielding the Great Yong from disgrace and saving its people from the brink of disaster.
And the spotless chancellor, held in high esteem by all, insisted on marrying the demoness reviled throughout the capital.
