[The leads are each other's first love. The heroine has her own power and does not rely on a man or seduction to get revenge. Neither lead transmigrates or is reborn. The characters are not simply good or evil, nor are they perfect: they make mistakes and have flaws.]
After faking his death, Xuan Lingjin worries not only about revenge, but also about Princess Yuzhao's safety.
In his bleak life, Yuzhao is his only reason to keep living.
When he returns to the capital under a new identity, he rushes to see Yuzhao. But when she embraces him without thinking, Xuan Lingjin slowly pushes her away.
He leaves her with a single question:
"You are not her. Miss, may I ask where Princess Yuzhao is?"
His gaze is sincere.
"Please, this really matters to me. It matters so much."
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Yuzhao has been cherished since childhood, but she is not spoiled. Instead, she is well-read and scholarly.
Then, one day, she watches helplessly as she is forced out of her own body and placed in the body of a dead maid.
Her soul needs time to merge with the body, and she can only watch as an outsider takes over everything that was hers: her family ties, her friendships.
The outsider even boasts to her, "I'm here to change your fate as the villainess."
She says Yuzhao is nothing but a stepping stone for the hero and heroine, and that she has come to win the hero's heart and become a winner in life.
But Yuzhao says,
"I don't need you to make choices about my life for me. Whatever the ending, this is my choice. This is my life."
No one believes Yuzhao, so she can only bide her time and endure in silence. But...
One person breaks through the darkness and reaches out to her. "Your Highness, I have come to take you home."
I will always bow before her, waiting quietly for her favor.
