Chapter 1 - Prologue

Feng Lingxi was the third princess of the Feng Tian kingdom and the favorite daughter of Empress Feng Qi.

But she hated the empress.

From the moment her father passed away, she hated her. After all, she was the reason behind her father and unborn sister’s death.

For the sake of the throne, the woman who had pledged her eternal love as a wife spread a false imperial edict, and gave her father a cup of poisoned wine.

One body, but two souls were lost.

She said she couldn’t help herself, said that the prime minister was too powerful, therefore, she couldn’t take action. She didn’t know whether he was a real favorite or a fake lover, the eldest son of the prime minister’s office, the murderer who killed her father.

She couldn’t bring herself to forgive. Even later, when Feng Qi took away the power of the Prime Minister faction and executed the noble gentleman, she still could not forgive her.

The third princess, who was able to become outstanding and quite powerful, gradually became ruthless, and never bothered to go out of her way and help others. The resentment in her heart was always strong, burning like wildfire. She wanted to destroy the throne. She wanted to demand justice for her father and her sister.

Because of her guilt, Feng Qi tolerated her silently, which made the situation worse. Many ministers had complained about the third princess.

Recently, however, the third princess held herself back a lot. The main reason for this was that Feng Lingxi fell in love with Ou Yang Lingge, the only precious son of the new prime minister.

This Prime Minister of Ou Yang, was different than the last Prime Minister. He was a loyal one, a little too honest. Therefore, he hated the third princess, Feng Lingxi. Naturally, he did not allow his precious son and third princess to be together.

The third princess refused to give up easily. In order to let Prime Minister Ou Yang accept the relationship, they did everything they could. And even though the empress helped by saying good things, the prime minister didn’t budge from his decision.

The prime minister was also a stubborn person. He did not agree nor disagree. The queen herself did not dare to push the issue too far. Otherwise, she didn’t know what the old man would do. Such a loyal official, the queen would not really kill him because of her daughter’s affair. If that was the case, and if she killed the prime minister then the marriage won’t happen in the first place.

Unfortunately, Feng Lingxi’s efforts were useless. Although Ou Yang Lingge liked her, his position wasn’t as firm as hers.

At first, she could persuade him that she would let Ou Yang Ying agree, and her confidence shone through.

Feng Lingxi was a person who found it difficult to lament back on something, just as she hated the empress, she could hate for a long time. Now as she loved Ou Yang Lingge, she would love him all the way, and would give up everything for him.

Unfortunately, no matter how deep her love was, Ou Yang Lingge has no confidence in her after all. With his mother’s repeated objections, he had said more than once that he wanted to give up. She knew that from the beginning that he was hesitant but, she had been dragging him in order to persist until now.

In the restaurant, two people were sitting opposite to each other. Ou Yang said with a cold expression, “Third princess, it’s impossible between us. Please don’t disturb my family anymore.”

Feng Ling didn’t say anything, as she sipped her wine with sorrow. This time, when she heard Ou Yang Ling, she was no longer eager to console him, because her heart had been broken into tiny pieces.

There were many obstacles between them, but she firmly believed that she could overcome them. But his distrust, his soft murmurs of giving up, made her discouraged. She didn’t ask for much. Even if he stood still, she had the confidence to reach him. But he couldn’t even do that. If she kept approaching and he kept retreating, she would be tired too. And she was really exhausted.

Just when Ou Yang thought that she was not going to give up, he was about to say a few more harsh words. But, Feng Ling suddenly raised her head, her eyes were cold, and spoke in a light voice without any fluctuation,”I, Feng Lingxi, swear that from now on, I will break my relationship with Ou Yang Ling. And if I run after him again, I will be willing to go to hell!”

Unexpectedly they weren’t destined to be together, so it was better to break it completely.

To be cruel to oneself may be the only true kindness. Only that way, she could admit her defeat.

Ou Yang Lingge’s face became pale instantly. it turned white as paper, and his lips trembled. He looked at the figure that was determined to severe all relationships with him. He couldn’t say one word when he saw her leaving without any hesitations.

Willing to go to hell…

He had been hearing how cruel the third princess was. But it was his first time witnessing this side of her. It was so terrifying that his hands and feet went cold, completely unable to move. He could only stare at her back dully.

Since then, the third princess disappeared. No one knew where she went, nor did anyone know if she was dead or alive.