Summary
I was the legitimate daughter of the Shen Mansion, yet I fell in love with a criminal slave. We agreed to elope, but at the final moment, I broke my vow and entered the palace to become an Imperial Consort. Years later, that former slave had become a powerful warlord with a formidable army at his command. Before Apricot Blossom Slope, where the imperial guards refused to advance, he faced my husband-the Emperor, who was fleeing south in a panic-and gave a faint smile. “Protect the Emperor? I can do that.” He pointed his riding crop at me. “But first, Your Majesty, please grant the death of this bewitching consort.”