Drowned in a Pond After Being Wrongfully Accused, the Legitimate Daughter Is Reborn and Marries the Emperor

Shen Yuan was abandoned in the wilderness at birth and endured eighteen years of hardship. The only light in her life was a frail scholar who taught her to read and write. She gathered herbs and sold them to pay for his studies, believing they would spend their lives together. That was until Chu Yuning placed first in all three imperial examinations, passed the palace exam as the top scholar, and rode through the streets in triumph, while she was registered as a slave and became a lowly convict servant in the princess's residence, at the mercy of anyone who wished to abuse her. She was even forced to kneel by Chu Yuning's bed on his wedding night, listen to him and his bride make love, and prepare their bath and clothes. When she tried to fight back, Chu Yuning and Xiao Yunyan drowned her in the Jingxin Lake in the dead of winter. Her eighteen years of life had been a joke. How could Shen Yuan accept that? When she opened her eyes again, she was back before Chu Yuning had passed the imperial exams. This time, she would see whether Chu Yuning could still become the top scholar without her money supporting him! But by a stroke of bad luck, the man seated on the dragon throne pulled Shen Yuan into his arms. “Of the three top candidates, which one do you think is the most pleasing to the eye, Yuan Yuan? I'll name him the third-place scholar.” Shen Yuan glanced at the unfamiliar names on the desk and waved her hands. “Your Highness! Don't be ridiculous!”