Song Yi transmigrated into a life of extraordinary good fortune: she was a princess, about to marry the emperor of the Central Plains and become his empress.
She'd heard the young emperor was weak and easy to bully. Wonderful, just wonderful.
But before long, she discovered she was harboring a secret that could get her entire clan executed:
She wasn't really a princess sent to seal a marriage alliance. She was an enemy-state spy who had killed the real princess and stolen her identity!
Good heavens, what a disaster! Song Yi, who believed that "life is like a play, and all that matters is your acting," finally couldn't keep up the act. She packed her things and ran for it.
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Shen Hao was born into a treacherous imperial palace. His father, the emperor, was incompetent and foolish, doting on a wicked concubine and favoring petty men. Outside, enemy cavalry threatened the realm; inside, treacherous ministers corrupted the court. The dynasty was in peril, buffeted by storms on every side. To survive, Shen Hao instinctively learned from childhood to bend with the wind and play the fool. He played his part so well that not only did he survive, but the throne fell into his hands as well.
In that filthy mire, one person risked everything to save him, spreading her frail wings in an attempt to protect him. She was his only light, the vermilion mark etched on his heart.
He had received so little tenderness in his life. Once he had it, he would never let go, not even in death.
Theme: The heroine is independent and self-reliant.
