A Glamorous Comeback: You Can't Afford to Climb as High as This Noble Princess

[Angst] [Pure Historical Romance, No Fantasy Elements]

Shen Xizhi is the legitimate daughter of the Shen family, one of the four great clans. It is only thanks to her paternal aunt that she and the Gu family became engaged.

On their wedding night, Gu Zhiyan leaves her with a single remark: "The nation comes before the family."

Then he leaves her behind for five whole years to go to war.

She holds on to the affection they shared as youngsters and carefully raises the adopted son her clan took in.

But she never expects Gu Zhiyan to return five years later with another woman at his side.

"Xizhi, though Rong Mei isn't of my clan, she's loyal and righteous."

"Xizhi, she and I were in love first. I'm sorry, but I can't give you the position of primary wife."

With tears in her eyes, Shen Xizhi watches as he forgets their youthful affection in an instant. Five years of devotion mean less to him than the fact that he loved someone else first.

So be it. People's hearts are always changing.

Shen Xizhi offers her blessings calmly and faces it all with composure.

But Gu Zhiyan panics.

He pursues her relentlessly, only to discover that the woman he loves already has someone by her side.

Shen Xizhi: "If you knew it would come to this, why didn't you think twice before?"

Prince Jing: "Gu Zhiyan, are you going to come pay your respects to my princess consort or not?"