On the day the emperor decreed her marriage, all of the capital said Shen Shuheng was doomed to misfortune.
What if she was the Duke of Zhenguo's legitimate daughter? Marrying Prince Heng, Xiao Linyuan, who was gravely ill and near death, meant little more than bringing him good luck and then waiting to become a widow.
But on the night she entered the manor, Shen Shuheng only had to glance at the medicine dregs to know that the prince was not ill at all.
She smiled and asked, "My lord, why pretend to be this sick? Who are you afraid will find out you're still alive?"
The man on the bed opened his eyes, his gaze dark and profound. "I'm afraid the people who want me dead won't be wiped out thoroughly enough."
From that day on, she became the pitiful princess consort in the eyes of the entire capital, while secretly helping him purge his spies, unravel poison plots, and investigate old cases.
He was the frail imperial uncle everyone looked down on, yet he tore open the empress's schemes against her and was willing to surrender his military power in exchange for her safety.
Only when the crown prince rebelled and a secret edict came to light did everyone realize:
The so-called princess consort brought in to bring good fortune was not there to save the prince's life. The Great Sheng Dynasty itself was about to change hands.
