The Grand Princess

As the only surviving daughter of the Grand Princess, Jian Yueming spent her whole life doing whatever she pleased.

The title of commandery princess isn't grand enough?

Her imperial uncle, the emperor, waved a hand. "Make her a princess!"

Jian Yueming was satisfied.

The academy won't let her in?

Her imperial uncle, the emperor, waved a hand. "Tear down the academy gates!"

Jian Yueming was satisfied.

The top scorer in the imperial examinations is the enemy she's been at odds with for years?

Her imperial uncle, the emperor, waved a hand. "The top scorer shall marry into the royal family!"

Jian Yueming was... shocked. After getting over it, she was quite satisfied, too.

As for Qi Zhai, aside from being a little too handsome, a little too talented, and from a little too distinguished a family, he had no other virtues. What gave him the right to look down on her?

They'd been at each other's throats for years. So what if they got married? Wouldn't it be even easier to teach him a lesson once they were family?

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Jian Yueming was hated by everyone and everything all her life. In the end, the only person at her side was the consort she'd forced herself upon.

She thought her life had ended on a fairly happy note. But only after she died did she learn that she had lived in a story about "making a comeback, taking revenge, and reaching the top."

And Qi Zhai was the male lead of that story.

Jian Yueming was the arrogant, wicked princess who committed every evil imaginable, forced herself on him, and imprisoned and tormented him for ten years.

To Qi Zhai, Jian Yueming was the most humiliating chapter of his past, and the first step on his path to making a comeback, taking revenge, and reaching the top.

After Jian Yueming died, he exhumed her body and dug up her grave. His hatred ran so deep that no one dared mention her name in his presence.

After reading the whole story, Jian Yueming was horrified. Then she saw this:

In the Princess's residence, the beauty who had once been famous throughout the capital lay lifeless on a bed. The consort who had been imprisoned and humiliated for ten years sat beside her, setting aside the past as he gently washed and made up her face, bit by bit.

His broad sleeves couldn't hide the scars on his wrists. Dressed in mourning white, Qi Zhai looked even more refined and handsome than before.

He parted his lips and whispered, like a lover murmuring in her ear:

"Wuyang, be sure to come find me in your next life."

...Jian Yueming shuddered violently.

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Arrogant, wicked princess vs. consort forced into marriage

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Content warnings

1. One-on-one romance, happy ending

2. The man suffers, not the woman. More warnings to be added.

[To be added]

[Blurb to be revised]

Theme: Even an evil supporting character wants to stay alive.