Chu Ying's father holds immense power at court, practically ruling the Great Zhou with an iron fist.
Until she was sixteen, Chu Ying believed there was nothing in the world she couldn't have, including the position of Crown Princess.
But the Crown Prince married her cousin, Xiao Mingyue.
If she couldn't marry him, then she would become the woman he could never forget, the one he loved but could never have.
On his wedding night, she sent him a farewell letter. Just as she expected, the Crown Prince stayed away all night, leaving his new bride alone.
Everyone knew the Crown Prince had a woman in his heart, and that once he ascended the throne, he would make her empress.
She waited for years, but even after the Chu family was executed to the last member, she still never got her crown.
Only as she lay dying did she realize she'd been played. There had never been any unforgettable love or cherished first love. She had only ever been used.
Before she died, she thought of her husband, Zhao Wang Ming Gui, who had been forced by her father to marry her and take another man's place.
They had treated each other with respect for their entire lives, and in the end, he died for her.
When Chu Ying woke, she found herself back on the night she married Ming Gui.
Overcome with gratitude, she vows to save her family this time and repay Ming Gui.
She knows Ming Gui has always loved a woman he could never have, and she is determined to bring them together and secure his happiness.
Having appointed herself the president of their fan club, Chu Ying sees the two reconcile, wipes away her tears, and decides her job is done.
On the night she hands him the divorce papers, he pins her to the bed and kisses her fiercely, roughly and without hesitation, until she gives in completely.
As she struggles to catch her breath, his hot breath brushes her ear.
