After being reborn, Yiran finally has it made. Her mother is a noblewoman from the capital, her father is the current emperor, her eldest brother is the illustrious Second Prince, and she herself is the emperor's youngest daughter, adored by all.
She thought she could live happily, marry a rich, handsome man, and reach the pinnacle of life.
But it turns out she's the daughter of a villainess in an old-school palace intrigue novel!
The heroine is her mother's cousin. When her mother falls ill, the family sends the cousin to the palace to pay her a visit. One visit leads straight to the Hall of Mental Cultivation.
When she miscarries, she says the Consort poisoned her. When a maid dies, she says the Consort framed her.
In the end, her mother suddenly dies of a heart condition. As compensation to the family, the emperor bestows two promotions on the cousin in a single month. She then naturally adopts Jun Yiran. Three years later, Jun Yiran volunteers to go as a "bride" to another country, marrying its elderly emperor. Three years after that, she dies in misery.
Later, her eldest brother turns to darkness. Seeking revenge, he volunteers to serve at the border, but a false accusation delays military orders, leaving him stranded in the desert for a hundred days. In the end, he's even branded a traitor.
And then the cousin becomes an Imperial Noble Consort and grows old with my dad?! So everyone who doesn't like the heroine has to die?
Yiran looks at the little sister who adores her and her mother, who has no interest in competing for favor.
All she wants to do is look up at the sky and shout, "I'm tired, okay? (-ι_- ) Let's just destroy everything!"
* The heroine's name comes from the Song dynasty poem "Rain at Zhi: Two Months of Lingering Rain in Wuling."
* The heroine's father isn't a lovesick fool. He considers the benefits of many things (he is, after all, the emperor) and is very rational, but he truly loves the heroine and his other children.
* Inspired by Dragon's Young Master.
* This is an unconventional story. I'm honestly tired of the usual tropes.
* Reference books include Records of Life in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, Yilin Classics, and others.
Theme: If you like someone, go after them
Theme: If you like someone, go after them
