The little palace maid Yun Yao had a prophetic dream.
In it, she would marry the emperor and then successfully assassinate him.
After waking, Yun Yao didn't hesitate for long. The emperor had a terrible reputation, so she decided to do the world a good deed.
Besides, her glorious life in the dream had such promise: after the tyrant was gone, she'd become empress dowager and enjoy a carefree life until she was ninety-six.
Fate had already arranged everything for her, so what was there to fear?
Yun Yao rubbed her hands together. Let's do this!
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That night, in the emperor's chambers, spring warmth filled the bed curtains.
Yun Yao wept softly, completely baffled.
Why hadn't he died? What happened to becoming empress dowager at twenty and living a life of freedom and indulgence?
Fate had tricked her. How unfair!
The emperor looked up from his many duties.
"A-Yao, don't move..."
"Why are you crying? I'll give you my life."
***[Reading Guide]***
- An alternate setting, all male leads are sexually pure, happy ending;
- Yun Yao is named after the Yun Yao Collection, China's earliest anthology of song lyrics, compiled in the Tang dynasty from manuscripts found in the Dunhuang Library Cave.
Theme: Be sincere and true to your principles.
