The Book of Farewell

At the start of the new emperor's reign, an imperial decree of marriage set the most absurd game of all in motion:

If the battle-scarred Prince of Donglin could find the precious daughter who had been lost among the common people, she would become the future Crown Princess.

The news sent the world into an uproar. There wasn't even a Crown Prince yet, but his future wife had already been chosen?

The supposedly existing princess immediately became someone every faction coveted and feared.

Everyone wanted to use her to seize the Prince of Donglin's vast military power and wealth.

When Bai Chengyue transmigrated into the book, the undercurrents were already churning.

Having read the entire original story, she sneered. What kind of heaven-sent match was this? It was a death sentence, with a pack of wolves waiting to devour her inheritance.

If that was the case, she could do without being a princess.

The best way to break the deadlock was to start at the root... and cancel the marriage decree.

So when the Prince of Donglin finally returned after a grueling search, bringing back his own child, he cried, "My child... you've suffered!"

The entire court waited expectantly. Where was the princess?

Instead, a youth rode into the capital, dressed in red with dark hair, bold and carefree. He clasped his hands and bowed before the throne.

"Your subject, Bai Chengyue, heir to the Prince of Donglin's household, pays respects to Your Majesty."

"Heir?" The new emperor stared at the handsome, heroic "young man" below, dumbfounded. "...Wasn't it supposed to be a daughter?"

The Prince of Donglin looked honestly bewildered. "My wife was still pregnant when I left home. I didn't know!"

Bai Chengyue successfully cut every marriage tie and scheme aimed at her.

All she wanted was to be a happy "heir," spend her father's military power, and build an empire of her own.

But she forgot to account for one person who had a serious problem with this outcome.

The Third Prince, who had never gotten along with her, wore a dark expression every day. "My betrothed is gone, and now I have an annoying 'brother' instead?"

#Where's the sweet, adorable princess we were promised? Why is she a hot-tempered heir now?#

Reader's Guide:

1. A clear-headed, ambitious princess disguised as a man x a scheming, proud prince. Maximum romantic tension.

2. One-on-one romance, both leads' first partners, happy ending.

3. The original book's couple and the couple after the heroine transmigrates into the book are not the same. The original story features a backstabbing character.

"If she's a man, does that mean I don't have to marry her? I think a male consort could work too!"

His subordinate breaks out in a cold sweat. "Your Highness... but he's the heir!"

"So what if he's the heir? The heir is exactly who I'm after!"

When she is in danger during a mission, he brings her medicine in the middle of the night. "If you dare to die, I'll have the marriage contract carved on your tombstone!"

Theme: The wise do not fall in love.