The Imperial Preceptor once read Chu Wanzhi’s fortune and declared that she was destined to be empress.
In her previous life, Chu Wanzhi was the Crown Princess. She lived by the rules, sweet and obedient, silently standing behind the Crown Prince, only to meet a gruesome death in the end.
Everyone said the Crown Princess had been a beauty doomed to die young. Only Chu Wanzhi knew the truth: she had stumbled upon the Crown Prince’s secret, and the man who shared her bed, so “virtuous and talented,” had killed her with his own hands to keep her quiet.
After being reborn, Chu Wanzhi had yet to marry.
Remembering how she died in her previous life left her restless day and night. Every time she saw the Crown Prince, she would give him a wide berth.
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After winning a great victory on the border, her young uncle, Fu Yan'an, returned to the capital ahead of schedule.
They said he had slaughtered countless people on the battlefield and drunk blood to quench his thirst. Even the fiercest wolves fled at the sight of him.
At the banquet held in his honor, Chu Wanzhi went to offer Fu Yan'an a toast, stepped on her long skirt, and stumbled right into his arms.
The crowd erupted. The well-mannered, gentle daughter of the Chu family had brought shame upon herself.
The Crown Prince’s face darkened. If he married Chu Wanzhi in the future, tonight’s incident would be a laughingstock.
But after holding her that night, Fu Yan'an never wanted to let her go.
An uncle and nephew fight over one wife, and the imperial court becomes a laughingstock.
A little scene:
Chu Wanzhi wore a look of grievance and spoke softly to Fu Yan'an. “The Imperial Preceptor said I’m destined to be empress. Could it be that you intend to usurp the throne, Young Uncle?”
“If you believe that old Imperial Preceptor’s fortune, then I’ll usurp it.”
Theme: Live on with strength
