Song Yunxiang's father and brother died in battle, and the title of Marquis fell to her second uncle.
The second branch, once fawning and submissive, seized power overnight and sent her and her mother to a country estate, ignoring them for six years.
When they finally returned to the capital, her relatives had them killed, leaving no trace of their remains.
She was reborn on the very day she returned to the capital.
Everyone in the family was an ungrateful wretch! If they couldn't remember who had put food on their table, she'd flip the whole table over!
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To avoid the tragedy of her previous life, she needed someone powerful to lean on, and she set her sights on Xiao Heng, heir to the Prince of Liang.
She took the initiative and proposed to him. "Why don't you marry me, Your Highness? We'd be a perfect match."
Xiao Heng raised an eyebrow. "How so?"
Song Yunxiang replied, "You're unmarried, and I'm unmarried. You're a man, and I'm a woman. You don't dislike me, and I don't dislike you. How are we not a good match?"
Xiao Heng smiled faintly. "Your idea of a good match is rather shallow."
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At first, she asked him to marry her. Later, he begged her to love him.
"I don't want us to live together with nothing but mutual respect. I want you to have me in your heart!"
