Fu Yao, the eldest daughter of the Chancellor, is renowned for her beauty. She is the dream woman countless men in the Great Xuan dynasty can never have.
Only Prince Liang despises Fu Yao's flamboyant ways, and whenever they meet, he treats her with icy disdain.
But the good times don't last. The emperor dies suddenly, and the Chancellor's bid to support Prince Yan for the throne fails. Prince Liang cuts him down with his sword.
The Chancellor's residence is plunged into a storm of bloodshed. To avoid being humiliated, Fu Yao hangs herself.
When she wakes, Fu Yao discovers she has been reborn two years in the past, while the Chancellor's residence is still at the height of its power.
She considers the matter in secret. To prevent the tragedy to come, she must find a way to win Prince Liang's favor ahead of time.
But Prince Liang has always been arrogant and aloof. Thinking of his attitude toward her, Fu Yao can't help sighing.
Her maid hears her sigh and comforts her. "Princess, stop quarreling with His Highness. You should go back to the manor with him."
Princess? When did she become a princess?
Fu Yao trembles. "You called me Princess? Then who is the Prince?"
The maid looks puzzled. "Why, His Highness Prince Liang, of course."
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Prince Liang and his new bride are newlyweds, in perfect harmony.
One day, they quarrel, and the princess storms back to her family home.
Prince Liang kneels outside Fu Yao's boudoir for half a day before finally bringing her back to the manor.
Only, when she returns, his usually troublesome princess has suddenly become a different person.
One day, Prince Liang accidentally discovers a divorce agreement hidden beneath his wife's pillow.
He is reminded of that nightmare from the past and reaches out to hold the document over a red candle.
In the flickering light, the divorce agreement burns to ash.
Fu Yao is the woman he went to great lengths to claim. She isn't going anywhere.
[Reader's Guide]
1. Fictional setting, both leads have no previous partners, happy ending.
2. Radiant noblewoman vs. cold, obsessive prince; marriage first, love later.
3. The male lead has a secret from his previous life.
4. Blurb written on February 22, 2025.
Theme: Break through the constraints of convention.
