Liuli had a pair of deft hands and did the princess's hair and makeup every day. All she hoped for was a peaceful life until the day she could leave the palace.
But before that day arrived, she was dressed in a phoenix crown and bridal robes. Amid cries of "Long live the princess!" she climbed into the wedding carriage.
The princess had tearfully told her, "Liuli, I can't marry that God of Death who's about to die. I can't throw my life away like this."
So Liuli took the princess's place and married the Prince of Qin, the so-called God of Death who supposedly had only six months to live.
She trembled all the way there. If the God of Death discovered she was a fake princess, what kind of death would she face?
Liuli could never have dreamed that one day the God of Death would unite the Nine Provinces and dote on no one but her.
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Substitute bride trope, marriage first, love later
Theme: Life always finds a way
