Pei Wen, military governor of the Three Garrisons, commanded a mighty army and held enormous influence. At the height of his power, he didn't have to lift a finger before the royal family delivered Princess Shen Chaoyin straight to his bed.
When their positions were reversed, Pei Wen gave a leisurely sneer. "Do you regret it now?"
Shen Chaoyin still carried herself like nobility. Her expression held fear and bewilderment, but not the slightest trace of regret.
"General Pei, have we met before?"
As Shen Chaoyin asked, she turned her face slightly toward him. Her tender eyes were vacant and lifeless.
Carefully, she reached out to touch Pei Wen's cheek, tracing its contours as if to identify him.
"General, we've never met."
Pei Wen caught her wrist, casually curling his lips. The smile never reached his eyes.
Shen Chaoyin, she had better really be blind.
And she had better really have forgotten everything, too.
*
Because of an accident, Shen Chaoyin lost her memory and injured her eyes on her sixteenth birthday.
Her imperial brother told her that even if she never remembered anything, it didn't matter. Yin Yin would always be the most honored princess in the realm.
Then her imperial brother died, and everything changed. Shen Chaoyin was sent as a gift to a man named Pei Wen.
The people around her urged her to curry favor with Pei Wen. When Shen Chaoyin tried to do as they advised, Pei Wen lifted her chin and mockingly asked whether she regretted it.
She realized that Pei Wen seemed to hate her.
[2023/8/14]
Theme: Face setbacks with self-reliance and keep pushing forward against the current.
