She was the ninth legitimate daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo’s household, personally appointed Crown Princess by the late emperor, with a noble status the whole world envied. But she was said to have caused her mother’s death on the day she was born, earning the reputation of a cursed loner and enduring everyone’s contempt. When she grew up, she was foolish and deranged, bullied at every turn.
After the late emperor died and the new emperor ascended the throne, she awaited her wedding day, only to receive an imperial decree. How could a foolish girl become empress? What’s more, she had dared to carry on an affair with a guard! She should have been given poisoned wine and executed, but in consideration of her father’s achievements, she would instead be sent to a royal nunnery to spend the rest of her life among the Buddhas. On that same day, the fifth daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo married the new emperor in splendor and was honored as empress.
She was the century’s greatest thief, known by the code name “Shadowless,” who prowled ancient tombs and appeared in royal courts across the world.
Arrogance and audacity were her style: in this world, there was nothing she couldn’t steal if she set her mind to it.
Shameless cunning was her nature: she wasn’t stealing from the dead. They were dead, so what use did they have for their treasures?
Her life was going wonderfully, until one day she stumbled and became that girl!
The moment she opened her eyes, she was furious!
Damn it! How could she waste the prime of her life in this tiny nunnery?
She immediately kicked the royal abbess flying, set all the nuns free, and burned the royal nunnery to the ground! At a state banquet, she even hit the emperor, bit the empress dowager, scratched the empress’s face, and shocked the envoys from every kingdom!
From then on, her reputation for madness spread throughout the land!
The people were in an uproar, and the emperor was furious, ready to condemn her to death by hanging! The empress wept pitifully: “Your Majesty, Ninth Sister is young, foolish, and pitiable. Why not marry her off to Prince Yun? One sick man and one fool, one cripple and one madwoman. Aren’t they a match made in heaven? Perhaps they can even cure each other’s illnesses and demons, and everyone will be happy!”
And so...
Their first meeting
On a moonless, windy night, a woman dressed in black sneaked into Prince Yun’s residence, intending to take a life.
The bamboo grove smelled fresh and cool, and the sound of a zither drifted through the air.
A man in white, with features as exquisite as a painting, looked at the black-clad figure who had dropped from the sky. His gaze was serene, his manner unruffled. “Who are you?”
“Black Impermanence!” the woman cackled.
“What have you come for?” He was utterly unmoved.
“To claim your soul!” A cold wind suddenly swept through the room.
“Oh...” The man continued calmly plucking his zither, unperturbed.
“But before I claim your soul, I’ll have my way with you!” The woman let out a sinister laugh, baring her teeth.
“Even ghosts are lustful?” The man finally looked up at the shadow before him and raised an eyebrow.
“Lust is human nature! Handsome, give yourself to me!” A gust of wind blew past as the woman lifted the man’s chin with one hand, smiling wickedly.
Their wedding night
The woman stared intently at the man’s legs, her expression tense. “Did it work?”
The man sat motionless in his wheelchair, silent. But just as the woman’s spirits began to sink, he suddenly stood, scooped her up in his arms, and carried her toward the inner chamber. She only came to her senses when the bed curtains swayed above her.
“What are you doing?” she asked in shock, looking at the man pinning her down.
“Consummating our marriage.” His voice was gentle and firm, as if it were only natural.
“It’s daytime!” Her mind went completely blank.
“So?”
“...I’m shy!”
“Close your eyes.”
“I’m afraid of the dark...” Forgive her for lying!
“I’m here. Don’t be afraid.” His voice, clear as jade, poured out a lifetime of tenderness.
“But I...”
The curtains stirred in the breeze, and ripples filled the room.
This is the story of a shameless, cunning young woman with no limits and a peerlessly elegant man who cannot walk, falling in love and wiping out all the scum! Strong hero and heroine, doting romance with no angst, both pure in body and heart, devoted to each other for life.