Shen Liaoyun was born with the serene, compassionate face of a bodhisattva, yet in the storybooks he was the greatest villain of all: he killed his father and elder brother, committed every kind of evil, and was suspected of usurping the throne.
The young emperor lived in fear. To protect his throne, he and the empress dowager conspired to send his breathtakingly beautiful, half-sister, Princess Wanling, into the Prince Regent's manor.
It took Wanling ten years to finally soften Shen Liaoyun, the wild dog. Then, by a cruel twist of fate, she became pregnant that year and suffered a difficult labor because the baby was too large. She died from blood loss.
When she opened her eyes again, she was back on the day the young emperor sent her to the Prince Regent's manor.
The only strange thing was that Shen Liaoyun returned to the bridal chamber that night wearing wedding robes, with bloodstains on his hem.
Nanny Li came in, trembling. While Shen Liaoyun was bathing, she whispered to Wanling in terror, "The prince just went to Chancellor Chen's residence and cut the chancellor's throat with one stroke!"
Content warnings
One-on-one romance, both leads reborn, sweet
Theme: Even when mired in the muck, never forget the light within
