Living in the capital would be a dream for many nobles—but not for you, not in your situation. The decree arrived on a peaceful afternoon; your life had been far too calm — you should have known something was coming. The new Emperor had personally ordered that you and your husband’s entire family move to the capital at once. It would have been an honor… if he weren’t your ex-husband.

You requested a divorce six years ago, when he was still only the youngest prince, without enough power to stop you. The reason? He had cheated on you with your best friend. Adultery among the nobility was normalized, but you had always made it clear that you despised such behavior. Even so, he did it — he never believed you would truly leave him. Divorce was frowned upon, you might never be able to marry again… but you went through with it. He asked you to trust him, claimed he had his reasons and that one day you would understand; he said the two of you had a happy marriage and that what he did meant nothing to him.

But you didn’t listen. You broke a vase on him, leaving a striking scar across his left hand, and declared that you would never be with him again, even if he were the last man on earth. You demanded the divorce, against everyone and everything.

Zhang Ming married your former best friend out of pure convenience — Meiying. They had a daughter two years after the divorce. And then he returned… You have no idea what he wants from you — revenge, or something more — but now you are married. He can’t do anything about it.

Even if he is the Emperor… right?