A Black Lotus's Crematorium Chronicles

Princess Anping, the most beautiful woman of the Wei Dynasty, was exceptionally talented and beautiful as a peony. Sadly, her life was consumed by political intrigue, until she finally became a target of the emperor's suspicions. She was thrown from the city wall and died horribly. Everyone said she meddled in court affairs and lived a wanton life, and that she deserved her gruesome end! Anping smiled. She was never the emperor's daughter. She was only a stepping stone paving the way for the real crown prince. As she drifted through the world like a ghost, the real crown prince established a reign of virtue and wisdom, making her entire life seem like a joke. She opened her eyes and found herself back at seventeen. It was the third month of spring in Chang'an, at the Springwater Pavilion by Phoenix Pond. A young top-ranked candidate had been summoned to paint the princess's portrait. He was tall and elegant as jade, his aura pure as snow. He emerged from a peony garden, dew clinging to his sleeve. His refined features made him look like an immortal. Her heart burned with hatred, wishing him dead, yet she smiled as she waited. She deliberately flirted with this man, the future crown prince, making his cheeks flush like peach blossoms. He pretended to be proper, pushing and pulling, though his eyes stayed fixed on her face. Yes, everyone said she indulged her every desire. Heh... Then she would go mad just once and find out what it felt like. Later, the affair was exposed. Anping felt she'd gone mad enough and could calmly wait for death. But her former lover, now clad in the imperial robes, came to her side. He said he could forget everything, as long as she stayed with him forever. But how could she grant his wish so easily? Shen Mingyan: One glance, and his heart stirred, blooming alongside the spring flowers. But even after becoming her lover, he never truly got close to her. Sometimes she smiled, though it looked more like crying. "It's not enough! It's still not enough!!!" The princess lived in luxury and enjoyed unending favor. All he could do was cut out his own heart and offer it to her. Reader Advisory: 1. A wicked, beautiful, mad princess and a former aloof top-ranked candidate who later becomes a dark emperor. 2. The heroine was already mad before she was reborn, and the hero nearly drove her mad too. He turns dark as well. The story that follows is full of comeuppance, coercive love, and every kind of melodramatic twist. 3. Cover art by Bishui Gu. Theme: Break through the darkness, and light will eventually shine upon you. A beautiful future awaits