Ever since I was little, I had refused to let anyone get the better of me.
When my elder brother gave my sister perfume from across the seas, I cried until I got some too.
When Mother hired a palace matron to teach my sister court etiquette, I threw a tantrum until I was allowed to learn beside her.
When it came time to arrange our marriages, the family chose the finest husband imaginable for my sister.
Then came my turn.
“There is only one Crown Prince in the realm,” they told me.
“His full brother is imperial blood as well. You can marry him.”
In my last life, I refused to accept that.
Why should I settle when the two princes were born of the same mother?
So I devoted myself to serving the Empress and winning her favor.
At last, I got my wish and became Crown Princess.
But Pei Jin despised my competitive nature.
The moment he ascended the throne, he made my elder sister his empress instead and sneered at me.
“Why struggle for something fate never meant you to have?”
When I was reborn in the year of my coming-of-age ceremony, I stopped fighting.
“Prince Rui is a fine match too. Thank you for arranging it, Mother.”
