By Imperial Decree, the Princess Consort Is Poisonous

Shui Qingyun, the illegitimate eldest daughter of the General Who Protects the Nation's household, has been foolish since childhood and cannot tell right from wrong. At the imperial banquet, she injured the emperor's beloved son, who punched her and sent her soul to the afterlife. In modern times, she was a ruthless, iron-fisted figure who struck decisively and stayed cool and merciless. In truth, she was also incredibly cunning. Anyone who offended her could forget about ever knowing peace again. Then an imperial decree arrived: “Shui Qingyun, the illegitimate eldest daughter of the Shui family, was born under a zodiac sign that clashes with that of one of my princes. Her fate is at odds with his. I hereby banish Shui Qingyun to the wastelands of Rongzhou to cultivate the land and purge her baleful aura. She may not return to the capital until it is gone. So decreed.” Fine, then. Being ordered to farm is no big deal. It's just a little wasteland. I'll dig a few irrigation ditches in my spare time, so whether it rains or not, I won't have to worry. The wasteland was divided into plots and distributed to households, and thousands of acres became a prized possession in everyone's hands. Oh, and I need to develop some specialty industries, too. Fine. With a wave of my hand, gold and silver will come pouring in, and wealth will pile up like a mountain. Rongzhou, once ignored by everyone, will become a rich and tempting prize. Legitimate and illegitimate sisters, all of you, step aside. Those who bullied me will pay me back. Those who ate my food will spit it out. Those who took what was mine will return it. What, you say I'm cruel? I'll show you what people mean by a woman's heart being the most poisonous. But just who is this man in front of me, smiling like a peach blossom? “Excuse me, sir, do we know each other?”