Why Flee When You See Me?

Crown Prince Liang Xubai is ruthless in all he does, killing without restraint. When his madness takes hold, he will even send his own father, the emperor, to be confined in a palace retreat.

Anyone in court who dares defy him risks bringing disaster upon their entire family.

Remembering what he used to be like, the court officials can only sigh in regret.

After all, the Crown Prince of old had been virtuous, dignified, self-disciplined, and respectful. Everyone at court had praised him as a rare and benevolent heir to the throne.

His transformation, they assumed, must have stemmed from the disaster seven years ago.

That night, Qin Xiang, commander of the Black Banner Guards, led troops into the Eastern Palace in an attempted coup. Fortunately, a great general arrived with reinforcements in time, and the rebellion was quickly put down. Qin Xiang was then given poison and died.

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Seven years later, Qin Xiang opened her eyes and was reborn in the body of a woman who had gone mad after the Crown Prince abandoned her.

The woman was a gifted writer who spent every day writing long screeds denouncing the Crown Prince as faithless and cruel, a seducer who had toyed with her and cast her aside...

That day, soldiers surrounded the courtyard so thoroughly that no one could get in or out.

Qin Xiang tried to climb over the wall and escape, but for some reason, her body wouldn't move at all.

Liang Xubai stood before her, holding the booklet, his expression cold.