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The royal princesses of the Shi clan have always been known as “husband-killers.”

Princess Zhaohua, Dou Lingyi, was the worst of them all.

She indulged in wine and women, acted arrogantly and domineeringly, and expected everyone to obey her. She lived lavishly every day, and frequently beat and berated her newlywed husband, Xie Yan, humiliating him at every turn.

Everyone in Luojing knew the couple were at odds. They all said that sooner or later, Young Master Xie would become the first consort in the history of the Great Jin to be driven to his death by his wife.

But when the country fell, the once exalted princess of the imperial house was separated from her family and left to wander. As crowds surrounded the emperor’s carriage and fled south, only Xie Yan went against the tide. Despite the risk of having his heart cut out by the rebels and hung as a sacrifice, he pulled her out of the mire.

Dou Lingyi could not understand him. He had hated her so much that he submitted memorials condemning her every month, so why had he turned back without hesitation?

Nor could Dou Lingyi understand the Xie family. They were celebrated heroes who had quelled the rebellion, so why did they always insist on treating her with respect and providing for her?

It was only later that they died in a purge, condemned for their overwhelming merit.

And when she opened her eyes again, she was back on the day she had beaten her new husband in the face.

He said, “Your Highness should conduct herself with dignity and refrain from summoning performers to your chambers.”

He said, “Your Highness should respect your elders and not race your carriage past theirs.”

In her previous life, she would not listen. In this life...

She still would not listen.

A proud and unruly princess x a self-righteous hypocrite with impossibly high moral standards

Archived on 2026.07.04

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