sweltered in the morning sun. It was one of the hottest d

been quite shaken ever since she woke up. She barely talks and always sits in front of her mirror, st

ace. It was my sister's child. He found himself drawn to the river. After they pulled him out of the water, he started behaving strangely. They sent for a Taoist priest. He said something fi

ajesty for punishment and was in turn, grounded in the Qifeng Palace for three whole days. If what you s

Princess. Her Majesty is not the Princess' mother, and yet she has been quite benevolent. The Princess was being n

s when they felt someone approach. They turned around and

ss Yun

o greet the little g

nd headed back to the palace. She had heard every word spoken by the two people. Virtuous? Yun S

studied her reflection. The delicate face of a young

ed the deep gash her favorite sister, Princess Hua Jing, had made. She was

ing to her house for company. Never once had Yun Shang thought that Hua Jing would have an affair with her husband. Sh

and trusted with all her life, had thrown t

.. Thinking of the innocent child, Yun Sh

most challenging part was accepting that the Empress, the woman whom Yun Shan

ies overwhelmed her and tried to collect herse

had all been overwhelming for Yun Shang. And yet, she had never imagined that she would return as her younger self to exact her revenge. Everything seemed so unreal that she believed it to be a dream. Ever since the moment

ly get a se

had taken the blame for her in front of the Emperor and asked to be punished. She was not Yun Shang's birth mother, yet she had protected her in more ways than Yun Shang could ev

verything since the very beginning. Yun Shang's real mother had grown up with the Emperor and had later been conferred the title of Lady Jin. But she

peror ran out of patience and at the first opportunity, married her to the man she had chosen soon after her Coming-of-age Ceremony. Yun Shang thought she would live happily ever after with the man

er allow herself to make the same mistakes. And everything they owe

young princess from outside. Shortly after, Yun Shang he

t fell to the ground, Yun Shang realized that she had probably overreacted. Though it had been a few days

ng, "Are you feeling better? You are not fully recovered. How can you stand barefoot like this? Though it's pretty hot today, being barefoot will not help yo

oked exactly the way Yun Shang remembered her to be at that age. She looked adorable. One could hardly imagine that she would

aged Hua Jing's hands and went directly toward her bedc

led voice coming from outside, "What's

en sitting there alone, motionlessly and she has hardly spoken. I was just talking to An, and he said that perhaps the Prince

before Hua Jing agreed, "I'l

her eyes and tried to pull herself together. She thought to herself, 'I must b

y the Empress. And she could trust none of them. Yun Shang knew clearly that sh

uld he