Yan Ci grew up in a loving family, surrounded by comfort and affection. She thought the man she had chosen would stay by her side until they were old, but he turned out to be the murderer who destroyed her family.
Only after dying once did she realize she was the villainess in a book, an obstacle between the hero and heroine. All the affection had been an act, and the love she'd known was just sugar coating a blade that could take her life at any moment, even kill her family.
Reborn, Yan Ci returned to the day she first met Li Luyan. In her previous life, she thought heaven had sent her a good man. Now she knew that even this seemingly wonderful encounter had been calculated, all for the sake of her family, the Yan clan.
Remembering the book's plot, Yan Ci vowed to change her fate this time. She wouldn't be fooled by sweet words again, nor let her family be caught in a difficult position. She would protect them and break free of Li Luyan's control.
If possible, she also wanted to help the Crown Prince, who had protected the Yan family in their hour of need, rise to power.
Li Lühui, Crown Prince of the Great Zhou. Unfortunately, he was the one who had never been favored. Because of the late empress's final words, he had no desire to compete for power. But the Fourth Prince kept pressing him, and that young lady from the Yan family never stopped helping him.
Li Lühui had only wanted to live out his life in peace. The throne and power had nothing to do with him. But all that changed when he met Yan Ci.
Li Lühui: I don't want to work hard. I just want to lie flat.
Yan Ci: Get up. You can still push yourself. If you don't strive and fight, you've wasted your life. If you don't suffer and toil, life has no flavor.
Afterward, the historians wrote that the Great Zhou ushered in an age of prosperity.
Theme: Work hard to build a better Great Zhou
