【Lost Princess Found + The Whole Family’s Regrets + Marriage First, Love Later + Mutual Healing】
I was the daughter Emperor Xuan had lost to the common folk.
Ever since I was little, my adoptive mother had told me I was the child of a lowborn slave and a kept woman, and that being raised in the Earl’s household was a privilege. I longed for a family more than anyone, and I was grateful for all they had done for me.
Knowing my adoptive mother favored others and my adoptive father disliked me, I had always been careful and humble, giving way to my legitimate younger sister in everything. I even used all the money I earned making incense to support the Earl’s household and repay their kindness. After I married, I devoted myself to helping my husband rise in rank and caring for my mother-in-law. My only regret was that we had no children in our three years of marriage.
For that, I drank every bitter medicine and knelt on all three thousand steps. At last, I became pregnant. I had hoped to surprise my husband, but he and my legitimate younger sister poisoned me, cut off my hands and feet, and nailed me into a coffin to suffocate alive!
He said, “I got you pregnant this time so I could sacrifice your unborn child and ensure the princess and her baby stay safe and healthy.”
My sister said, “The Earl’s household raised you all these years just so you could serve as my stepping-stone. Now that you’re dead, you’ve fulfilled your purpose.”
As it turned out, my sister had secretly used my token to claim Emperor Xuan as her father. She became his most beloved princess, then obtained an imperial decree allowing her to marry my husband!
Meanwhile, I became the discarded wife who tried to seduce the tyrannical Regent, was rejected, and then supposedly took her own life out of shame…
When I opened my eyes again, I was back on the day my marriage was arranged.
This time, I got close to the tyrannical Regent ahead of time, just as they wanted.
After becoming his princess consort, I also reclaimed my place as the emperor’s daughter, then trampled each of my enemies into the mud.
The Buddha will not save me. I can only save myself.
