The crown prince married me because I seemed content to ask for nothing.
He made me promise that when my elder sister changed her mind and returned, I would surrender my place as crown princess.
What did he know?
Asking for nothing could be the surest way to gain everything.
After the wedding, I wore myself out in his service, at court and within his household alike.
I even nearly “died” for him several times.
The day my sister returned, I kept our agreement: I took off the crown princess’s robes and handed over the phoenix seal.
He was the one who began to hesitate.