The Crown Princess Called Off the Engagement, and Now the Entire Palace Regrets It

Zan Ying was destined from birth to become the crown prince's betrothed and future crown princess. Raised in the palace from a young age, she was beautiful and obedient. She and the crown prince grew up together, and she depended on him completely, believing he was her lifelong destiny. Until, at her coming-of-age ceremony, she discovered that the crown prince had always kept another woman in his heart. The brother she trusted turned out to be that woman's full brother. Her respected grandmother and uncle both urged her to be magnanimous: "After all, that girl's father gave his life for the country. She's the daughter of a hero..." Even the emperor and empress, who had always claimed to love Zan Ying like a daughter, mocked her for being petty: "You're going to be crown princess. At most, she'll be a secondary consort. How can you be so unreasonable?" Even when the two women were trapped in a burning building, the emperor and empress thought only of the crown prince, the crown prince thought only of his beloved, and her brother thought only of his own sister. No one remembered that Fu Zan Ying was still inside, beneath the collapsing beams. Living a second time, Zan Ying finally understood that the people she had considered closest to her had only approached her for the fortune her mother had left her, a treasury so vast it could rival a city. For the first time in her naturally compliant life, she rebelled: standing alone, she publicly asked the crown prince to break off their engagement. * At first, the crown prince thought she was just sulking and would eventually come back to apologize. But he waited and waited, only to see the all-powerful Grand Marshal willingly bow down to help the young woman gather up her skirt and wipe the mud from it. At that moment, the crown prince was consumed by jealousy. One palace stood empty. The cakes and soups, the visits to pay her respects and the greetings she used to send were all gone. The emperor and empress no longer knew what to do. Then came her brother, her grandmother, the court, the inner palace... [Little Scene] The Grand Marshal, whose prestige in the army had grown day by day, held out his hand to the dazzling beauty. "Come with me. I'll make them pay." With the treasury key in hand, Zan Ying bowed sweetly. "I can handle this myself. There's no need to trouble yourself." ...Without anyone noticing, the little rabbit had grown fangs. The man who had fought his way through seas of blood and mountains of corpses softened the violent lines of his face, as if afraid of frightening her. He smiled indulgently. "All right. As you wish." ★ Everyone is a love rival, and not one can be left out. ★ Set in an alternate version of the Wei, Jin, and Northern and Southern Dynasties. ★ A sweet, beautiful heroine who grows over time. She wakes up from the start, and won't be a self-sacrificing saint, get caught up in indecision, or turn back! Theme: Real strength is being able to stand firm on your own.