The Sixth Miss of the Yunyang Marquis's household, Yu Wanshu, was peerlessly beautiful, with natural charm. But she had suffered from a heart condition since childhood, and an attack could nearly kill her. Her family considered her unlucky and planned to marry her off to a widowed businessman.
On the day the Crown Prince was assassinated, Yu Wan's heart hurt so badly it nearly stopped.
That night, she dreamed that in her previous life she had been a jade pendant that protected the heart. The Crown Prince had worn her, and she had taken a poisoned arrow for him, shattering and losing her spirit in the end.
When she woke, she learned that the Empress Dowager planned to select suitable concubines for the Eastern Palace.
Clutching her chest, she glanced at the Yunyang Marquis's household, which seemed like hell itself, and quietly added her name to the register of young women entering the palace.
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The Crown Prince, Lu Huan, was arrogant and cold, with a sinister temperament. When he heard that the new concubine would rather be a servant than leave the Eastern Palace, he couldn't help taking another look.
Yu Wan knelt on the ground, her long black hair cascading down her back, looking utterly pitiful.
At the head of the room, the teacup in the man's hand shattered across the floor.
Looking down at the scheming woman who had plotted against his heart and taken his life in his previous life, he radiated a chilling aura. The words "beat her to death" almost escaped his thin lips.
After searching for so many years, she'd come right to him.
Lu Huan asked coldly, "Why are you clutching your chest?"
It was Yu Wan's first time meeting the master of the Eastern Palace, and she was already nervous. Seeing the cut on the man's hand from the broken teacup, she accidentally told the truth. "This servant's heart hurts."
Lu Huan had heard sweet words all his life, only to die by them in the end. He glanced at the bloodstain on his finger and sneered. "Still no improvement. You think you can fool me with that line again?"
Yu Wan: "?"
Much later, Yu Wan remembered all the absurd things she'd done in her previous life and packed her things in the middle of the night, intending to flee the imperial palace.
In the darkness, Lu Huan came down the long steps with a dark expression. "I've given you the empress's throne and all my favor. What else do you want?"
"I... I want to live."
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Content warning: The male lead is reborn. The female lead recovers her memories of her previous life much later.
Both leads are sexually inexperienced and devoted to each other; no harem, one-on-one romance. The blurb is terrible, so the story itself is what matters.
A tender, pitiful girl who flirts without realizing it X a cold-hearted, ruthless, and brutal ruler
Thesis: Even in adversity, face challenges head-on
