Once Spoken, a Princess’s Consort Can’t Take It Back

Every woman in Yan envied Princess Ji Yao of Yuzhang: the apple of her father's eye, and incomparably beautiful.

When she was ten, Qi sent a hostage prince, a frail, sickly boy. The spoiled, overbearing little Yuzhang looked down on him and bullied him constantly, but he still obeyed her in everything.

Later, her father had the sudden idea of making the sickly boy her husband. Little Yuzhang cried, threw a fit, and nearly threatened to hang herself. Right in front of him, she declared, "I'd rather die than marry you." Her father wouldn't change his mind.

Just as their wedding was approaching, Yan fell, and the groom disappeared. Yuzhang became a fugitive, enduring hardship and humiliation at every turn, until she was reunited with the sickly boy. Overjoyed, she rushed over, crying, "Husband!"

The sickly boy coughed twice. The color drained from his face, and without even lifting his eyelids, he looked at her. Then he calmly drew a dagger from his waist and ruthlessly cut off the hem of the robe she was clutching.

An attendant stepped forward and asked, "Your Highness, what should we do with this female beggar?"

"Have her cleaned up, then prepare her to... put on my shoes..."

Yuzhang: ?

Only later did she learn that the sickly boy had been faking his illness. His mind was unfathomably deep, and he had long been plotting to unify the realm. His affection for her had been a lie. He had only wanted to become her husband and win her father's support. Ji Yao wiped away her tears, packed her things, and slipped out of the palace through a dog hole in the middle of the night.

Outside the dog hole, the man grabbed her by the thigh. "The princess certainly knows how to roll with the punches. You said you'd rather die than marry me, and you're the one calling me husband. Now you're going to seduce your husband and then abandon him?"

"You're the one who seduced me and then abandoned me."

"Starting tonight, your husband will take good care of you."

In the end, her husband achieved his ambitions and ruled the realm. He not only avenged the destruction of her kingdom, but also offered her her homeland as a betrothal gift, cherishing her as if she were in the palm of his hand. He truly kept his promise.

Reading guide:

1. One-on-one romance, both leads are each other's first and only.

2. The female lead will experience the fall of her kingdom.

3. A fictional mash-up of various dynasties. Readers who want historical accuracy, beware.

Theme: Grow and rise from adversity, and never bow to fate