After transmigrating into a book, Yu Lishui became the illegitimate daughter of the Minister of Justice and the personal maid of Miss Cheng. In the future, she would also become the story's biggest villain, meeting her end by being torn apart by five horses.
The good news was that she wouldn't be fighting alone. She had an ally: Prince Duan, Liang Du, who would also be her future husband.
But Yu Lishui didn't want to marry him. Never mind that she'd be entering Prince Duan's manor as a concubine. She didn't want to scheme or become some evil villainess at all. She just wanted to cling to her big sister and freeload off her.
Unfortunately, she had arrived at an inconvenient moment. When she opened her eyes, she was already wearing the wedding dress prepared for Cheng Muxue. This was the original owner's first attempt to sabotage the male and female leads.
The Cheng family had arranged both weddings for the same day. Yu Lishui was sent to Prince Duan as his concubine, while Cheng Muxue became the Crown Princess in a grand ceremony. The original owner was resentful, so she tricked Cheng Muxue into switching wedding dresses, hoping to marry into the Eastern Palace. But it didn't work. Even after the clothes were switched, the original owner was still sent to Prince Duan's manor.
Since nothing came of it, Yu Lishui decided to let things take their course.
She arrived at Prince Duan's manor in a swaying bridal sedan. Once the groom lifted her veil with the wedding ruyi, the man spoke self-deprecatingly before she could even make out his face. "Sorry. You probably don't want to see me, do you?"
At that, Yu Lishui had a bold guess. She tentatively recited, "Flowers fall, flowers fly, flowers fill the sky."
Liang Du, who had already returned to the table, sprang to his feet, startled and delighted. His voice trembled as he replied, "Their fragrance fades, their petals fall. Who will pity them?"
After recognizing each other, they compared notes and discovered that, just like Yu Lishui, Liang Du remembered only the beginning and the end. The two of them, determined to avoid being torn apart by five horses, immediately reached an agreement: from now on, they would just be an ordinary married couple and lie flat.
As for the throne and power? Wealth and glory? Whoever wants them can have them!
Theme: Finding yourself
