Summary
A princess wants Xie Roujia’s fiancé, and he is willing to murder Roujia to marry into power. Betrayed, disgraced, and left to die, she spends ten years watching him prosper—until a mysterious woman offers a second life in exchange for five hundred years of her soul. This time, Roujia refuses his invitation. But escaping one trap will not keep her safe from a princess who can kill her on a whim. To survive, she enters the imperial palace, where affection is a weapon and every alliance has a price. Revenge begins with a broken engagement. Her ambitions will not end there.