I transmigrated into a book, a rebirth novel called The Capital's Turmoil: The Little Princess Is So Vain. The heroine's early life is nothing but hardship. Luckily, it's a rebirth story: after experiencing the ups and downs of life, she is reborn as the most beloved little princess in the kingdom. From then on, she rules the capital, eats and drinks to her heart's content, tears apart wicked rivals and scumbag men, and rises to the top.
But I transmigrated into the book before the heroine was reborn.
I do everything I can to get myself killed, hoping to be reborn sooner and escape this miserable life.
At a flower-viewing banquet, everyone bullies a powerless young hostage. I refuse to join them. I protect him with all my might just to get myself killed, making enemies everywhere!
While shopping, I run into the crown prince buying a famous painting. He takes a liking to the painting I've already claimed. A normal person would smile and hand it over to impress him. Not me. I snatch it away just to get myself killed, humiliating the crown prince in front of everyone!
At school, my father protects my half-sister and bribes the teacher, who deliberately gives her a chance to shine in class. I should stay quiet and wait for my moment. Not me. I show off my literary talent just to get myself killed, leaving my half-sister with no way to save face!
At archery practice, they tell me to be the target. No way. I pick up a bow and shoot an arrow straight at the heir's hair...
Why? Just to get myself killed, rise to the top, and be reborn as a princess!
But things start unfolding in ways I never could have imagined...
At the flower-viewing banquet, the hostage I saved stares at me with eyes as dark as ink throughout the whole feast. His gaze makes my scalp tingle and my whole body tremble.
On the street, it turns out the famous painting I snatched was one the hostage had sold to survive. One day, he sees it hanging in the main room of my home, and his eyes light up as he stares at me!
At school, the arrow I shot happens to save another hostage who was about to be made a target for everyone's amusement. His gaze at me is dark, growing more and more...
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After finally getting myself killed as I'd hoped and being reborn, I hear that the hostage from Zhengyuan is about to return home and ascend the throne. He's gone mad and wants to slaughter the people of Lan Kingdom...
Oh my, oh my, this is exciting!
I immediately hike up my skirt and go to watch the spectacle. But as soon as I climb onto the city wall, a pair of hawk-like eyes below lock onto me...
Later, I hear the mad hostage has suddenly recovered and no longer plans to slaughter the people of Lan Kingdom. Before I can breathe easy, I see a whole courtyard full of red silk and sandalwood chests, with more still being carried in even though the place is already packed...
I quickly send someone to find out what's going on. It turns out he'll stop the war on one condition: the mad hostage has specifically demanded a princess as his bride. As if Lan Kingdom has a princess! He's obviously making things difficult!
Wait! There is one little princess who woke up not long ago!
Tears streaming down my face, I give up the little princess identity I just got back, marry off to another country, and become a princess sent to cement an alliance...
In the end, when we finally get together, we realize there was no love between us at first. You just won yourself over all by yourself.
Waaah, I wanted to be a spoiled little princess!
Someone teases me: Is being a spoiled empress really so hard on you?
Me: Waaah...
1. One-on-one romance, both leads are each other's only partners.
2. Every plot point serves the romance.
3. Written in third person.
Theme: The child you raise will bite you
