When Ren Hongying was around twenty, everyone bluntly called her a brute. Yet through those years of turmoil and intrigue, that brute was the only one who survived to the end.
Maybe Heaven took pity on her, thinking all those clever people had lives that were just too exhausting, she thought.
Everyone in the capital knew that Ren Hongying loved Shen Zhuheng. A young woman's open, sincere, and undisguised love was something everyone wished they could have.
Few knew that this was actually a thoroughly clichéd story of two women fighting over one man.
And she was the one who lost.
Losing was bad enough, but now she had to work for her rival. What could she do? The other woman was a princess.
Twenty days ago, a booklet listing people who had betrayed their country and colluded with the enemy was secretly sent to the capital.
Thirteen days ago, Ren Hongying invited Shen Zhuheng to go boating at night.
Ten days ago, Chancellor Shen met privately with the emperor, and they plotted a farcical scheme meant to cover up the truth.
Eight days ago, Princess Chen Jinliu obtained permission to summon Shen Zhuheng to the palace, leaving Ren Hongying to sail alone.
Four days ago, Consort Hui, concerned about disaster in her hometown, used her dowry to buy four shipments of medicine and send them there. Ren Hongying, Shen Zhuheng, and Chen Jinliu gathered because of their respective roles, then traveled south together to deliver the medicine.
One day ago, Shen Zhuheng and Chen Jinliu suffered from nausea and diarrhea due to the change in climate and were forced to rest at an inn. Ren Hongying stayed behind to look after them.
Today, all three of them were kidnapped.
Ren Hongying considered herself never to have been this unlucky before. It must be that the other two had terrible luck...
Theme: In the face of righteousness, personal feelings must take second place
