The day her elder sister knelt and begged to marry the Crown Prince instead, all the relatives gathered in the hall waited for Chu Lingyi to cry.
After all, the only match left for her was Prince Jing, rumored to be violent and not long for this world.
But she took the betrothal papers and smiled.
"If my sister wants to fight for the throne, I'll be your imperial aunt by marriage."
When she entered the manor as a newlywed, someone tried to lay down the rules for her. The prince put the household authority token in her hands first.
At the palace banquet, the Crown Prince told her to honor their old affection. She sat upright at the head of the table and said, "Your Highness, show some respect first."
But she wanted more than a title that made people bow to her.
She would uncover the truth behind the crime her mother had borne for eight years. She would make her birth family pay their debts to her face.
Her elder sister thought that living a second life meant she could seize the phoenix crown, power, and everyone else's fate.
That was until the palace gates were locked and Prince Jing came with his hand on his sword, holding his hand out to her in front of the Empress.
"Sister-in-law, you've borrowed my princess consort for long enough. It's time to give her back."
This time, whether her elder sister became empress wouldn't necessarily be decided by her past life.
