Zhu Zhi was born into a humble family and, disguised as a man, climbed from the lowest ranks to become the Left Chancellor. She was intensely vindictive, and rumors said she liked men.
Just then, the old emperor fell gravely ill, and talk of a struggle for the throne began.
Zhu Zhi sided with the Fifth Prince. On the day the capital was stormed, her sworn enemy stabbed her through the chest from behind. She endured the pain and looked back, meeting a pair of startled eyes.
Clang!
The sword fell from Chi Ning's hand. He frantically caught the person collapsing before him.
"I..."
Before he could say more, Zhu Zhi closed her eyes.
Chi Ning held her tightly, at a loss, and tried to explain. "I didn't mean to kill you. I swear."
No matter how he explained himself, the person in his arms could no longer hear him.
When Zhu Zhi opened her eyes again, she had been reborn in the second year after becoming Left Chancellor and gaining power, three years before the struggle for the throne.
The Seventh Prince, whom her sworn enemy had backed, was right across from her.
Zhu Zhi looked up at the people waiting expectantly for her answer and at Chi Ning, the West Depot's chief eunuch, who was lowering his head to drink tea.
In her previous life, she seemed to have rejected the Seventh Prince because of him.
Looking at the man who appeared not to care, Zhu Zhi suddenly smiled. "If Chi Ning is willing to serve me for two months, I will certainly give this my full consideration."
Chi Ning jerked his head up.
Afraid the two of them would start fighting on the spot, the Seventh Prince hurriedly grabbed the person beside him. "Don't get angry, don't get angry."
Chi Ning shoved him aside, looked at Zhu Zhi's smug face, and forced out a cold smile. "You dare, and so does this eunuch."
Having achieved her goal, Zhu Zhi smiled brightly. "You're the one who'll suffer. Why wouldn't I dare?"
Reading guide
1. The male lead is a fake eunuch.
2. The female lead truly hated the male lead in her previous life, and she'll torment him mercilessly in this one.
Theme: Strive to rise
