Shu Wan was born prematurely and had been frail since childhood. She took medicine as if it were food and tried every folk remedy and miracle cure, but was still told she would not live past twenty. Sure enough, she died at nineteen. Who would have thought she would be transported to an unknown dynasty and become a low-ranking maid to the deposed crown prince?
The deposed crown prince was confined to a private residence and was so ill he was close to death. He could not eat, and even the physician said there was no hope for him. On the very night Shu Wan arrived, she heard the steward say that if the deposed crown prince died, all of them would be buried with him.
Shu Wan felt like crying. She did not want to die a second time!
To stay alive, Shu Wan boldly volunteered to help. As the saying goes, long illness makes a doctor. She realized the prince suffered from the same weakness caused by premature birth: a deficiency of qi and blood. So every day, she found new ways to prepare medicinal meals for him and carefully nurse him back to health.
The deposed crown prince survived, and she rose to become the most capable maid at his side.
She thought she would spend her whole life with the deposed crown prince in the private residence. Who could have guessed that he would succeed to the throne and become the new emperor?
With the deposed crown prince's past gifts tucked away, Shu Wan thought she could finally leave this wretched place. She would open a food shop, find a husband who would move in with her, and travel across the land!
But before she could put her plan into action, the new emperor told her, “Get ready to become empress.”
Shu Wan: “...???”
No, I don't want to be empress!
Shu Wan said hesitantly, “Your Majesty, I once told you that I wanted to take in a live-in husband...”
The new emperor was not angry. He nodded and said, “Fine. You be emperor, and I'll be empress.”
Shu Wan stared at him, dumbfounded. “...?”
Was she crazy, or had the whole world gone crazy?
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