Princess Kunyi

“If he dares to take another woman, I will surely demand divorce!” But in history, there has never been a divorced Empress. The Empress’s first-class maid was given to her at the age of twelve, by the then Crown Prince, who said he had found her a capable person. Capable indeed—she had been by her side ever since, until the day that maid bore the Emperor’s child. Only then did she learn that this maid’s real name was Zhang Jinyu, daughter of a traitor whose family was executed during Emperor Yuanhe’s reign. The girl knelt and kowtowed. “Your Majesty the Empress, this servant asks for nothing. I knew His Majesty in our youth. I only beg to serve at His Majesty’s side, to repay the kindness of not being cast aside.” The kindness of not being cast aside—words the Empress, known for her temper, chewed over in silence. The Empress was reborn back to the age of sixteen, at the time when she was still Princess Kunyi, the Emperor’s cherished daughter who loved to read storybooks. When compared with those storybooks, Zhang Jinyu—the fallen noble daughter forced to endure as a maid—fit perfectly as the likable heroine. Meanwhile, she herself, noble in status, arrogant, domineering, and jealous, looked exactly like the villainess who constantly blocked the heroine’s way. Reborn, she was supposed to endure patiently, act with grace, and win the world’s admiration… She was supposed to restrain herself and build a good reputation… What a joke. She would not! To live again only to become the person she despised most—what kind of rebirth would that be? “Elder Brother Crown Prince, I want to marry the top scholar, Lu Chen’an. You must stand up for me!” The Crown Prince’s gentle smile instantly froze. His long lashes lowered to hide his gaze, then he slowly lifted his eyes and said, “You cannot.” The Princess still smiled. “I can.”