Her Lover Usurped the Throne and Became Emperor

The night before her wedding to the Crown Prince, Ling Xiying suddenly had a dream.

In the dream, less than a month after she married into the Eastern Palace, the emperor died and the Crown Prince ascended the throne. She became empress. But the Crown Prince, who had grown up with her and was now her husband, had married her only because of her father. In truth, he had another beloved girl in his heart.

That girl was her cousin, Xue Xintian. Later, Xue Xintian entered the palace and became the emperor's favorite consort. Ling Xiying, meanwhile, stood in the way of the woman he loved. She was framed in a deliberate plot, deposed, and sentenced to death.

When she woke, it was already bright outside, and the wedding procession was waiting at the gate.

There was no changing the marriage, so Ling Xiying steeled herself and climbed into the bridal sedan. But before the wedding night began, she had someone summon Cui Boxu, the Crown Prince's younger half-brother.

In her dream, after her death, Cui Boxu had marched his army to the capital and held his sword to the emperor's throat. His eyes bloodshot, he had ground out the words, "How could you treat her like this?"

So that night, Cui Boxu took the Crown Prince's place in the bridal chamber.

Afterward, everyone said the Crown Princess was blessed. She had conceived just two months after marrying into the Eastern Palace, and ten months later she safely gave birth to a prince.

Indeed, Ling Xiying was having the time of her life. She put horns on the emperor, raised a child, and from time to time wrote to Cui Boxu, who was away leading troops, to ask when he planned to rebel. Otherwise, the child was going to start calling someone else "Father."

Whenever Cui Boxu read one of her letters, his veins would bulge with fury. He would grit his teeth and say, "Come on, we're going back to the capital!"

His aide was baffled. Why were they going back to the capital? Had the emperor summoned him?

Cui Boxu: "We're going back to the capital to rebel, of course! Otherwise, the kid won't even know who's his father!"

Theme: Love yourself. Good and evil both reap what they sow.