Chapter 0
The Princess believed in living for pleasure.
During a palace banquet, I spared a single extra glance at the Crown Prince, and she had him delivered straight to my bed.
“So what if he’s the Crown Prince? As women, we must rise to the challenge!”
Afterward, the Crown Prince demanded that I take responsibility for him.
The Princess blocked me, refusing to allow it. She declared with righteous indignation, “If you give him an official status, how are you supposed to keep having fun in the future?”
Later, when enemy troops surrounded the imperial palace, I rushed to tell her to flee for her life. Instead, I found her in her tent, favoring dozens of male consorts.
“Princess, look at the time! It’s too late!”
She finally realized the gravity of the situation. “You’re right. Here, I’ll share half of them with you.”
And so, I was delayed as well.
Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine that the Hostage Prince from the enemy nation would be among those male consorts.
Just before he was about to be rescued, I ruined his virtue. He was so furious he ground his teeth in rage.
The Princess and I were captured together. Tied behind horses and dragged along the ground, we were sent to the Great Yan Palace.
To scratch out a living, I confessed my love to the Hostage Prince, claiming I only took his body because I loved him, and begged for his protection.
Unexpectedly, the Princess stepped forward and said, “You fool, you actually believe that? To her, you’re just one of-”
The Hostage Prince drew his sword on the spot, demanding an answer: “Exactly how many men have you had before me?”
“I’m truly done with you! Princess, you’re my living ancestor! Aren’t we unlucky enough already?”
I was so enraged that I coughed up blood and died.
The Princess, however, was so notoriously debauched in her speech and conduct that the enemy soldiers wanted to humiliate her, yet they feared she might actually enjoy it. Left with no other choice, they allowed her to live out her final years in peace.
Carrying my corpse on her back, the Princess declared that since she could no longer seek pleasure in the days to come, she would rather die. She threw herself onto a sword and ended her life immediately.
Reborn into a new life, I have returned to the day I entered the palace to save her.
