[Angst first, face-slapping later; high stakes guaranteed] When Xue Ning was five, her third brother died to save her. She became the family’s sinner and was cast away to their old residence for several years.
By the time she returned, the family had already adopted her cousin, Xue Mingzhu, to be raised as their own.
Xue Ning was treated like trash; between her and Xue Mingzhu, they always chose Xue Mingzhu.
It wasn’t until her elder brother forced her to drink poisoned wine in place of her cousin—and no one believed her when she said the wine was toxic—that everything changed.
That day, she was infected with the Qingsigu. With less than a year to live, she would gradually lose her seven emotions and six desires, never to love anyone again.
Xue Ning withdrew her kindness from them. At first, they weren’t used to it, certain she was just playing hard to get.
Later, they realized she truly didn’t want them anymore. Her mother’s eyes turned red with tears, her father was consumed by regret, and her brothers collapsed in a desperate attempt to win her back.
She struck the Dengwengu several times to accuse the nobility and voice the grievances of the people, determined to seek justice for the world’s unfairness.
On the day she died, the commoners who once despised her set up a Changshengpai for her. Those who had loathed and failed her were overcome with agonizing grief, weeping until their hearts broke in regret.
In her final moments, hot tears burned her neck as he woke her. “Ningning, you are not allowed to die. I won’t permit it!”
Feng Xian, the murderous deposed prince who never believed in gods or Buddhas, knelt his way up three thousand steps in a single night to hang prayer flags.
“I am willing to trade my life for my wife’s longevity.”
[Full-cast Crematorium/Regret Arc + Absolute No Forgiveness + HE Sweet Romance + Devoted Deposed Prince Yumian Yanluo X Sickly Beauty Who Could Die at Any Moment]
