The premise and blurb were screenshotted and saved on May 19, 2026.
[Blurb]
In her previous life, Chu Yueyao had three great regrets. First, the emperor seized her and forced her into the palace. Second, her cousin, the empress, died before her. Third, she never got to thank her older cousin, who had always protected her.
Reborn, Chu Yueyao refuses to enter the palace. She comes up with a plan to pretend to marry a young nobleman and sets her sights on her cousin Cui Yan, who is ten years older than her.
Her cousin Cui Yan took the position of Minister of the Court of Judicial Review at a young age. He is a man of noble character who holds himself to strict standards and observes every rule of propriety. He is the perfect choice for a fake marriage!
Chu Yueyao is repeatedly impressed by her own brilliance ^_^
To win the heart of her unattainable cousin, Chu Yueyao goes to great lengths, fussing over him and even trying to tempt him with her beauty. But every attempt ends in failure.
Out of options, Chu Yueyao drops to her knees before Cui Yan and lets her hot tears fall on him. She brings up how, when she was a child, she picked him during the traditional one-year-old grab-bag ceremony, insisting that she and her cousin were destined to be together.
Looking at his beautiful cousin, so pitiful and vulnerable, Cui Yan recalls the way the crown prince looked at her as though he wanted to devour her alive. His heart softens, and in the end, he bends down, takes her hand, and agrees to the fake marriage.
Chu Yueyao: (ᕑᗢᓫ) Evil laugh of triumph.jpg
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After the wedding, they pretend to be a loving couple to dispel the crown prince's suspicions. But little by little, Chu Yueyao starts to feel that her cousin's gaze is becoming more and more unsettling.
Two years later, the crown prince falls from power. Chu Yueyao leaves a divorce letter behind and sets off for her maternal family's home in Jiangnan. But she never expected her cousin to surround her carriage with a large force of soldiers.
The usually dignified and composed Cui Yan has his subordinates present the crown prince's head before Chu Yueyao.
"I've taken care of your greatest enemy for you, cousin. You should repay my kindness."
"Stay here. You are never allowed to leave, not for the rest of your life."
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Later, Chu Yueyao's belly grows bigger by the day, and Cui Yan finally stops having people watch over her.
Chu Yueyao: ꒦ິ^꒦ິ
She was the one who planned to use her cousin in the first place, so how did she end up feeling like he'd had his way with her completely...
Theme: True love conquers all.
