Return of the Luan

She was the legitimate daughter of the Chancellor's household, but while still an infant, she was switched by a wicked servant and abandoned in the wilderness.

Seven-year-old Crown Prince Xie Junyan happened to pass by, found her, and took her to the Princess Royal's residence.

From then on, she became the most cherished little county princess in the entire dynasty.

Sixteen years later, with the Crown Prince's selection of a consort imminent, he ordered her to return to the capital with him.

In a fit of anger, Shen Qingci slipped away.

At a Buddhist temple in the capital, she casually saved an elderly woman who had fainted, only to discover that she was her biological grandmother. To evade pursuit, she accepted an invitation to stay at the Chancellor's residence, never expecting her birth mother to recognize her at first sight.

Once her true identity came to light, the fake heiress burned with jealousy and repeatedly tried to harm her.

And the Crown Prince, always so aloof and imperious, rushed over through the night as soon as he heard the news and pulled her into his arms. Suppressed possessiveness and fear lingered in his eyes.

"Why did you run? I'll give you my life, all right?"

Later, he offered her an empire as her bride price and made her his empress.

On their wedding night, he kissed her between the brows.

"Finding you in the first half of my life was fate. Having you by my side in the second half is what makes it complete."