Knowing that the Empress did not favor her, Jiang Chenying set her sights on the court officials. She schemed and plotted to secure the position of Crown Princess.
On the day of the investiture ceremony, Jiang Chenying unexpectedly became bound to a romance-game System. Seeing her targets, each with a maxed-out affection rating, standing in court, she thought her position as Crown Princess was all but assured.
But then her younger sister, Jiang Yingyue, revealed that she had a hidden heavenly spirit root, and the situation changed in an instant.
The court officials' remarks made Jiang Chenying feel as if she had fallen into an icy abyss.
"This humble official believes the Second Princess is gentle and virtuous, but cannot shoulder the great responsibility of the empire."
These men kept saying they loved her, but they only saw her as a canary to be pampered, ruthlessly clipping her wings.
If she had known that playing the gentle, virtuous little rabbit would never win her the power she wanted, she should never have hidden her ambition and desire in the first place.
Since they all say they love her, then they can become stepping stones for her.
A male lead's point of view:
He once thought she was a weak, kind girl who could not survive without someone to rely on, a doddering vine.
Later, he discovered she was actually a cruel, poisonous man-eating flower.
But he still fell hopelessly in love with her, willingly helping her become Empress.
The other male leads: Who wouldn't?
Idea conceived on September 24, 2023. Making a note for now; the official blurb is still in progress...
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