The Princess's Rise to Empress

A Scheming Princess and Her Cold-Faced, Devoted Guard Princess Yongning is a legitimate-born princess of Chu. Her mother holds the title of empress, and her full elder brother was named crown prince as soon as he was born. By all rights, with such a heaven-defying birth, she could have been as arrogant and domineering as she pleased, keeping a hundred male lovers without disgracing her noble status. But this princess has suffered a truly tragic fate. Her useless imperial father has spent his whole life trying to destroy her mother's family. Heaven showed her no mercy: her father succeeded. In a single night, her closest kin were slaughtered, and the culprit was her own father. It was a genuine tragedy. Yet our Princess Yongning has several great strengths. First, she dares to dream, imagining what others would never dare attempt. Second, she can endure. As the saying goes, to achieve great things, you must bear what others cannot. Third, she is ruthless, toward her enemies and even more so toward herself. Gu Xuan was once a homeless beggar on the street, with no parents, name, or family name. By a twist of fate, the princess's maternal grandfather took an interest in him, brought him back to the estate, and trained him as a secret guard. Later, he entered the palace to protect the princess. From the first moment he saw that soft, delicate little girl, he knew there would be only one thing left for him to do for the rest of his life. Protect her!!!