Throughout her life, Jiang Hengying served under four dynasties, enjoying prosperity at every turn. Her achievements were remarkable, and her power shook the realm.
Just like her name, she was as constant and full as the moon, complete in every way.
Even though she never married.
She thought it was fine. She couldn't have all the good things for herself.
Besides, she'd never met anyone who made her heart flutter. Perhaps she simply wasn't destined for love.
She had always been good at taking things in stride.
There was only one old matter she could never put behind her.
It wasn't even anything major: her imperial brother had once beaten a eunuch to death.
Yet as old age approached and she grew indifferent to everything, that old case became ever clearer in her mind.
They said the eunuch had been beaten to death for daring to covet her.
When she heard the news, Jiang Hengying was utterly shocked. They were hardly acquainted and had never even crossed paths.
The man was her brother's confidant and a decorated soldier. How could he order his death just like that?
And for such a ridiculous reason, no less.
But by the time she hurried back to the palace, the man was already dead. The so-called evidence had also been destroyed.
Jiang Hengying was furious. She was almost certain her brother had used her as a pretext to get rid of a powerful eunuch.
Poor man, he wasn't even that powerful. He was merely a junior supervisor in the Imperial Horse Directorate and the second-in-command of the Western Depot.
The siblings turned against each other, and the emperor was furious too. "He never once cried out that he was innocent!"
Jiang Hengying didn't believe it. With the dead unable to testify, he could say whatever he wanted.
Besides, if the ruler wants a subject dead, how can the subject refuse?
No one would ever learn the truth.
A lifetime of curiosity had become an obsession. Jiang Hengying died peacefully of old age, only to return to the past.
That year, Zhou Yijia was seventeen.
He was eight years away from being beaten to death.
Reader's guide:
1. This is a fictional setting, with some details inspired by the Ming dynasty. No historical research required.
2. The male lead is a real eunuch, with some masculine features, and entered the palace as a child.
3. The female lead is a noble, radiant beauty who follows her heart and is direct. The male lead's personality is hard to describe, and he's devoted but lowly.
4. Given his status, the male lead is destined not to be a good person, but he isn't all that bad either.
5. At heart, this is a sweet story about a princess reborn, unblocking her meridians and boldly pursuing her husband.
#Princess, I read your fortune: the reason you're destined to be alone is that your brother killed your true love!#
Cover art used with the artist's permission: K
Screenshot taken on January 14, 2023
Theme: Believe that good things will eventually happen.
