The Merchant's Daughter Becomes Empress

Whenever someone in the capital used to hear the words “Duan Prince’s Consort,” they’d click their tongue and say, “That woman sure got lucky.” These days, they might say, “That ugly woman is always up to something.” I never wanted to marry into the Duan Prince’s household. The place may look splendid, but it’s so poor you can hear the coins rattle! I have to support not just myself, but the entire family. And I hear he’s even keeping an army outside the palace... So, three years later, I went to the palace to meet the emperor and ask to divorce the Duan Prince. But at the very last moment, my husband, who had always treated me like I didn’t exist, ruined everything.