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After transmigrating into the body of a princess of Zhongzhou, Jiang Wange doesn't get the legendary life of luxury and privilege. She doesn't even get to enjoy a few comfortable days.
Her body's several half-brothers take advantage of their emperor father's grave illness and impending death to tear off their masks and fight viciously for the throne.
With no illustrious family background and no favor from the emperor, she becomes a pawn in her imperial brothers' struggle. She's to be sent to the Northern Desert for a political marriage, only to die miserably along the way.
Jiang Wange: "? Hello? Is this seriously how my story starts and ends?"
To escape her early death, Jiang Wange has no choice but to sneak out of the palace and cling to You Mubai, who has yet to make a name for himself.
You Mubai is loyal, well-read, and stunningly handsome. Most importantly, he will one day become the Left Chancellor, second only to The Outcast.
He's undoubtedly the perfect person to cling to.
You Mubai sits on a stool, shelling peas, and glances up at the figure bustling around in the courtyard.
A fiancée has appeared out of nowhere by his side. The future chancellor simply thinks: I'll find another place for her when the time is right.
After the new emperor ascends the throne, the officials urge him to fill the harem and produce heirs. Before long, the list of eligible women from across Zhongzhou piles up on the desk in the imperial study.
But the memorial from the jade-faced chancellor sits right on top, and no one dares read it. So the matter of choosing consorts comes to nothing.
Late that night, the chancellor enters the palace and kneels in the imperial study. "Your Majesty, I am guilty."
One-on-one romance, sweet story.
[Reading note] The female lead is a black lotus: she holds grudges and always gets revenge. The early story follows the two leads as they grow and develop together, followed by a team-up for revenge later on.
Hope you enjoy reading!
Theme: Never give up the courage to keep moving forward, no matter when.
