In the first month after Yan Chiying came of age, she married the Son of Heaven in a grand ceremony. In the second month, she was made empress. In the third, the emperor died.
Everyone said the ailing emperor married her to bring himself good fortune. Who could have guessed that Yan Chiying's fate was so powerful even the Son of Heaven couldn't overcome it?
Few people knew that the emperor had insisted on taking Yan Chiying under his protection after hearing a fortune-teller's words, but not to bring himself good fortune. The fortune-teller had predicted that this woman was bewitching and could threaten the Zhou dynasty's century-old foundation.
Before his death, the emperor issued a secret order for his consorts to be buried with him. But before the order could even leave the palace gates, it was delivered to the crown prince.
Qin Zongyi, once the crown prince and now the new emperor, held the order and walked step by step toward the trembling Yan Chiying. He gave a low, sinister laugh, his face as still as deep water disturbed by a faint ripple.
"You don't have to die anymore. But your life belongs to me now."
Reader Advisory:
1. Both leads have had no prior sexual partners. The heroine will later be given a new identity and enter the palace. The leads will not develop romantic feelings while they are considered relatives.
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