The First-Rank Poisonous Concubine

Yuedu, the only daughter of the Miao family, concealed a shocking knowledge of poisons, yet had been frail and sickly since childhood. An expert once predicted she would not live past eighteen. Sure enough, before reaching that age, she met an untimely death! Mysteriously reborn, she returned to a year earlier and became the legitimate daughter of one of the capital’s three great families. This time, Prince Xuan was forcing her to become his concubine. Prince Xuan was scheming, ruthless, and vicious. But Miss Feng, convinced she was exceptionally gifted and beautiful and the perfect candidate to be his princess consort, had offended him. “Be my princess consort? You’re not worthy.” He might have been content to mock her, but he held a grudge and insisted on taking Miss Feng as his concubine, making her polish his shoes to humiliate her. She tried every means to calm Prince Xuan’s fury and escape the fate of becoming his concubine. But she never expected the three great families to be plotting to wipe out the entire Miao family. She had no choice but to tread carefully, planning every step to find a way forward for herself and the Miao family. She was so delicate she seemed ready to shatter at a touch, yet she forced herself to appear brave and composed. “Who are you?” “This humble woman is Feng Yuedu.” “The last person who dared deceive me has grass three yards high growing over their grave.” So he imprisoned her for three days, until people from the Feng family came to confirm that she really was Feng Yuedu. When they met again, her courage and composure were no longer an act. Open and covert battles, one after another: her stepmother, who saw her as a thorn in her side; her stepsister, who wanted to take her place; her half-brother, who appeared to protect her; and the three great families of Qiuyuan, Feng, and Miao... To survive, she had no choice but to fight her stepmother, stepsister, and brother. To protect the Miao family, she had no choice but to maneuver against the three great clans of Qiuyuan, Feng, and Miao. “Prince Xuan, even if you wipe out the entire Feng family, Yuedu will never marry you as a concubine.” “And if I wipe out the entire Miao family, will you marry me?” “...”