"When the willows are alive, we spin tops; when the willows are green, we fly empty clocks; when the willows are dead, we play shuttlecock; when the willows sprout, we play with bamboo shoots..."

On the desolate mountain, a woman was humming this nursery rhyme in a mad manner. She was clearly only in her early twenties, but her hair was snow-white.

Not far behind her was a young man dressed in black with his long hair tied up high.

The nursery rhyme ended as they walked to the edge of the cliff. The woman stared blankly at the clouds below for a long time, then suddenly laughed foolishly, opened her arms, and jumped off...

When Jiang Fei arrived in the new world, all that remained in his mind was the memory of the white-haired woman jumping off the cliff; the rest of the story was a blank.

She frowned. In every new world, the original owner's memories before her death would always linger in her mind.

But this time, the memory was pitifully simple.

"System, what's going on?" Jiang Fei asked in his mind.

[System: Before the original owner passed away, he had become mentally impaired and had no memories of his past.]

Jiang Fei was slightly taken aback.

[System: The storyline has been delivered to the host.]

As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Fei felt a flood of memories rushing into his mind.

This world is the Great Yan Dynasty.

The original owner's name was also Jiang Fei. She was the youngest daughter of the Emperor of Great Yan and the most favored princess. She had a beautiful face, was flamboyant and unrestrained, yet was also bright and charming.

The boy following behind Jiang Fei was named Lu Zhi. He was someone Jiang Fei bought casually at a brokerage when she was twelve years old, disguised as a boy, and sneaked out of the palace.

At that time, Lu Zhi was tied to a straw shed and sold with livestock. He was covered in filth and huddled in a corner, silent and not uttering a word.

Jiang Fei was naturally unruly. After buying Lu Zhi, she brought him back to the palace. Since she was unwilling to practice martial arts, she simply asked her master to teach him martial arts and made him her bodyguard, to obey her orders forever. She even carved the character "Jiang" on his chest.

Later, the two kingdoms of Yan and Wei were frequently at odds. Just when the emperor of Wei was ill and the princes were vying for the throne, Yan sent troops to attack the capital of Wei. Wei was defeated, ceded three cities, and sent Prince Chu Mo to Yan as a hostage.

Chu Mo's mother was a courtesan of unparalleled beauty, but she was poisoned to death after giving birth to Chu Mo.

Chu Mo was taken to the ruthless imperial palace, where he was powerless, without any backing, and of low status. Anyone could bully him, which is why he was chosen as a hostage.

Jiang Fei was the apple of the eye of the Emperor of Yan, while Chu Mo was a lowly hostage in Wei. The two were originally completely unrelated.

However, their first encounter was at a palace banquet. Jiang Fei found the banquet boring and ran away. On a palace path with only a single lantern, she bumped into Chu Mo.

Chu Mo was handsome, with striking features, like a cluster of red spider lilies quietly blooming in the dark night, captivating and beautiful, with dark, unfathomable eyes.

That time, Chu Mo nodded and smiled at her: "Princess Changning."

Thus, they fell in love at first sight and could never forget each other.

At that time, Jiang Fei was already engaged to Pei Qing, the son of the Grand Preceptor and then the Junior Grand Preceptor.

Jiang Fei was unwilling to marry Pei Qing, so relying on the emperor's favor, she begged him to cancel the engagement and instead marry Chu Mo.

The emperor doted on her since childhood and couldn't go against her wishes, but he was also unwilling to break off his marriage with the imperial advisor.

Just when Jiang Fei was about to give up, Jiang Rongrong took the initiative to find her and volunteered to marry in her place.

Jiang Rongrong—Jiang Fei's third sister, and also the true female protagonist of this story.

Jiang Rongrong was originally an unfavored princess. Her birth mother was just a lowly palace maid who had already passed away. She was also timid and cowardly by nature, and lived in a side hall in the most remote corner of the palace.

After falling into the water, she seemed to become a different person; her personality became lively, and her eyes became full of intelligence.

Although Pei Qing was aloof and ascetic, he was also very intelligent and quickly realized that Jiang Rongrong had taken his place in the marriage.

Initially, Pei Qing disliked her intensely, but after Jiang Rongrong shielded him from poison once, he gradually grew fond of her.

Jiang Fei, as she wished, married Chu Mo.

After they got married, Chu Mo treated Jiang Fei very well, giving her whatever she wanted. Because she loved orchids, he would pick a branch of orchid and place it in her room every day. When she wanted to fly kites, he made kites for her overnight. He even shielded her from a sword when they were attacked, protecting her in the best possible way.

Jiang Fei became increasingly entangled.

Then one day, Jiang Fei fainted.

After examining her pulse, the imperial physician discovered that she had been poisoned by the Cold Flower Poison.

The Cold Flower Poison, as the name suggests, once it takes effect, the body will feel as if it has fallen into an ice cave, frozen stiff all over, as if the joints have been smashed and reassembled, making it difficult to move the limbs, while the chest feels like it is on fire, and the internal organs are in excruciating pain, which is even worse than being slowly sliced ​​to death.

The poisoning initially occurs once a month, but the attacks become more frequent in the later stages. However, the poison does not kill immediately when it occurs; unless there is sexual intercourse, each attack will cause pain for three days and three nights.

At most six months, he will die from the poison.

The emperor had always doted on Jiang Fei and invited all the famous doctors in the country to treat her. When the poison flared up for the second time, they found the herb "Jieyoucao" (meaning "heartache-relieving herb"), which could barely suppress the poison and sustain her life, but it could not cure her.

Until a traveling doctor came from the Western Regions, saying that there was a kind of Gu worm that fed on poison and could cure all poisons.

Jiang Fei thought she had seen hope, but it was only the beginning of despair.

Chu Mo's power had matured, and he launched a rebellion.

Pei Qing was already the Imperial Advisor at that time, leading troops to suppress the rebellion. The two confronted each other at the city gate.

Jiang Fei climbed onto the city gate, wanting to persuade Chu Mo to lay down his weapon.

But Chu Mo—her husband, the man she deeply loved—never once looked at her.

However, when Jiang Rongrong appeared, he hesitated. In the end, he only made one request: take Jiang Rongrong away, and he would withdraw his troops.

At this moment, Jiang Fei finally realized that Chu Mo's approach to her from the very beginning was premeditated.

Chu Mo endured humiliation and hardship for many years, relying on her to gain his freedom so that he could secretly cultivate his own power.

There was always a woman in his heart named Jiang Rongrong.

Chu Mo was merely a hostage from an enemy country who had been abandoned. He had been bullied while still in the palace, and even though he had secretly built his own power, he never easily revealed his strength.

When he was bullied by the palace servants again, it was Jiang Rongrong who stepped in to protect him.

From then on, Jiang Rongrong became Chu Mo's light.

Even after Jiang Rongrong was poisoned by the Cold Flower while trying to save Pei Qing, Chu Mo, unable to reveal his strength, simply gave Jiang Fei the same poison as well.

Because she was the favored Princess Changning.

Because the emperor would summon all the famous doctors in the land to cure her poisoning.

To Chu Mo, Jiang Fei was merely Jiang Rongrong's test subject.

His rebellion was motivated by two reasons: first, for power; and second, to take Jiang Rongrong away, find the antidote for her poison, and spend the rest of his life with her.

Pei Qing would never agree to let Chu Mo take Jiang Rongrong away.

Seeing that they were about to fight each other, Jiang Rongrong said that she did not want the two of them to fight for her. For the safety of the people, she was willing to leave with Chu Mo.

Pei Qing, who was usually reserved and unambitious, was unusually angry, but Jiang Rongrong remained stubborn and opinionated.

In the end, Pei Qing relented and agreed, but then turned around and knocked Jiang Rongrong unconscious. He then disguised Jiang Fei as Jiang Rongrong, trying to deceive Chu Mo's eyes.

At this moment, both Jiang Fei and Jiang Rongrong were poisoned.

Pei Qing ordered the guards to take the two away and administer medicine to suppress the poison.

It was Lu Zhi who found the two of them.

Jiang Fei lay on the ground, pleading with Lu Zhi, saying she wanted to find Chu Mo and stay by his side.

However, Lu Zhi chose Jiang Rongrong from among the two who were poisoned.

Because Chu Mo said he had found the Gu worm.

Leaving with Chu Mo meant there was still a chance of survival.

Lu Zhi gave Jiang Rongrong his hope for life.

He said, "Princess Changning has been kind to me, and I will return to repay her with my life."

Jiang Fei lay alone on the ground, watching the guard she had bought and who had served her for seven years leave with another woman.

It turns out that he knew from the beginning that Chu Mo had poisoned her, but he kept it from her.

As for the connection between Lu Zhi and Jiang Rongrong, it goes back to their childhood.

Lu Zhi was originally a descendant of a great general. Later, the great general was involved in a treason case and his family was confiscated. Lu Zhi was also reduced to living in poverty and his situation was miserable.

When he was young, Lu Zhi accompanied his father to the palace. He saw Jiang Rongrong by the palace pond and saved her life when she was drowning, but he himself caught a cold from the cold.

Unexpectedly, after rescuing the disheveled Jiang Rongrong, he was slapped and angrily accused of being a lecher.

Lu Zhi felt wronged, but he also felt that he had indeed looked at the girl's shoulders, including the small mole above her chest, and that he should take responsibility for her, so he asked her name.

"Jiang Rongrong," the girl replied.

He remembered it from then on.

Shortly after, his entire family was raided, and he never had the chance to enter the palace again. Later, by a twist of fate, he was rescued by Jiang Fei and met Jiang Rongrong again, learning that she had indeed fallen into the water but had forgotten some things. He was overjoyed to be reunited with the girl from his childhood. Later, while secretly observing Jiang Rongrong, he was attracted by her intelligence and smile.

Entrusting Jiang Rongrong to Chu Mo and asking him to take her to get rid of the poison was his last act of protection for her.

Jiang Fei, alone and writhing in agony in the dimly lit room, fainted several times from the pain. She ultimately lost consciousness before Lu Zhi returned.

When Jiang Fei woke up again, she was in the Imperial Preceptor's residence.

Pei Qing saved her.

Seeing Jiang Fei disguised as Jiang Rongrong, Pei Qing ordered someone to use medicine to suppress her poison, restore her health, and even treated her with extra care.

For a full year, the emperor aged and weakened, and the Grand Preceptor seized power and became regent with swift and decisive measures.

The title of Princess Changning held by Jiang Fei had long been a mere formality.

Even so, Pei Qing was always very kind to Jiang Fei, telling her what she should and shouldn't do, and helping her gradually move on from the past.

Sometimes, Jiang Fei would wonder if she and Pei Qing could have lived a peaceful life together if she hadn't broken off the engagement and hadn't let Jiang Rongrong marry in her place.

But such a fantasy was ultimately shattered.

A year later, Chu Mo, who had become the emperor of Wei, returned to Yan with Jiang Rongrong.

Jiang Rongrong's poison had long since been cured, and she was safe and sound. However, she could not forget Pei Qing and begged Chu Mo to let her see Pei Qing one more time.

Chu Mo agreed.

On the very night they returned to Great Yan, Pei Qing disguised Jiang Fei again and used the disguised Jiang Fei to switch Jiang Rongrong back with Chu Mo.

It turns out that all the kindness Pei Qing showed Jiang Fei during that year was nothing more than cultivating her into a counterfeit who increasingly resembled Jiang Rongrong in speech and behavior.

Upon learning the truth, Chu Mo was furious and abandoned Jiang Fei once again, returning to the Great Wei alone, his anger driven by love.

War is imminent between the two countries.

Ultimately, it was Jiang Rongrong who stepped in and threatened to kill herself to end the war.

Jiang Fei completely collapsed under the successive blows.

The man she loved used her, poisoned her, and abandoned her twice.

Her guards would rather die than let other women go unprotected.

The person who saved her only wanted to use her to exchange for another woman.

Overnight, Jiang Fei's black hair turned snow-white, and he became insane.

Ultimately, he fell off a cliff and died.

...

After receiving the plot in his mind, Jiang Fei frowned deeply and asked after a while, "Is there any hidden plot?"

She always felt that something was missing.

[System: Searching for hidden story content, hidden story content found.]

This is a transmigration story.

After falling into the water, the real Jiang Rongrong died, and the soul that transmigrated into the book was a modern girl with the same name who had read the book.

Because her personality changed drastically before and after falling into the water, Jiang Rongrong lied and claimed to have amnesia.

She knew the plot, and she knew that the current young imperial advisor Pei Qing would soon wield immense power; the current hostage Chu Mo would become the future emperor of the Great Wei; and the current bodyguard Lu Zhi would become a general with outstanding military achievements.

So, she got the idea of ​​clinging to someone powerful.

Therefore, after learning that Jiang Fei wanted to break off her engagement with Pei Qing, she volunteered to marry in Jiang Fei's place.

Then all those things happened.

Jiang Fei rubbed her throbbing temples. Having been abandoned and used time and time again, it's no wonder the original owner was willing to forget everything in the end.

Even though she had forgotten everything, she still chose death.

Jiang Fei sighed softly.

The next instant, Jiang Fei's face turned pale, and he felt as if his whole body had fallen into an ice cave, stiff and cold, but his chest felt as if it were being burned by fire, and his internal organs were in excruciating pain.

"System?" Jiang Fei called out hurriedly.

[System: This is a second attack of the Cold Flower Poison. The symptoms indicate it's the second attack. The "Immunity to All Poisons" skill has been applied to the host.]

Jiang Fei breathed a sigh of relief. Just a moment ago, she felt exactly like she had felt after drinking the God-Slaying Wine.

My limbs are still stiff, but they no longer hurt.

Only then did Jiang Fei have the mind to take a look at her surroundings.

The room was luxurious and elegant, with crimson gauze curtains fluttering gently and a faint sandalwood fragrance emanating from the incense burner. She was lying on a sandalwood couch, with no one around her.

According to what the system just said, the Cold Flower Poison in her body has flared up for the second time, which means that she has already married Chu Mo and found the Antidote Herb to suppress the Cold Flower Poison.

Calculating the time, there are still two months left. Chu Mo will rebel, abandon her here, take Jiang Rongrong to get rid of the poison, and reclaim the power and status that belong to him.

Jiang Fei lowered her eyes and smiled faintly, "There's still time."

There was a hurried sound of footsteps outside the door, and then Green Bamboo, dressed in emerald green, came in carrying a bowl of medicine: "Princess, please drink the medicine quickly, and the pain will subside..."

"Where is the prince consort?" Jiang Fei interrupted Green Bamboo, his voice hoarse.

Green Bamboo lowered her voice: "The Prince Consort is away on business today."

Jiang Fei understood.

Having found a drug to suppress the toxicity, Chu Mo naturally wanted to send the prescription to Jiang Rongrong as soon as possible.

She took the medicine from Green Bamboo's hand and drank it all in one gulp.

It's really tough.

He handed the medicine bowl to Green Bamboo and watched her walk out.

Jiang Fei lay alone for a while, then suddenly said, "Lu Zhi."

The half-closed window creaked slightly, and a young man dressed in black appeared in her room the next instant, expressionless and respectful: "Princess."

Jiang Fei turned her head and saw that the boy was only seventeen or eighteen years old, with his long hair tied up high, his eyes slightly lowered, and his eyebrows and eyes handsome.

He should have been a dashing and spirited young man, but instead, he possessed a maturity and quietude.

"I want to see Chu Mo," Jiang Fei said directly.

The original owner's personality had not yet been tempered, and he spoke with an arrogant air of giving orders.

Lu Zhi lowered his head and calmly replied, "Yes."

After saying that, he turned to leave.

"Wait a minute," Jiang Fei said again.

Lu Zhi was puzzled and turned to look at her.

Jiang Fei hesitated for a moment before saying, "I've been poisoned..."

Lu tightened his grip, lowered his head, and remained silent.

Jiang Fei waved her hand again: "It's alright."

Lu Zhi vanished from the room in a flash.

Jiang Fei withdrew her gaze; Lu Zhi had indeed known about her poisoning all along.

But for Jiang Rongrong's sake, he chose to keep it a secret.

The next moment, she suddenly thought of something, lowered her head and lifted her inner garment, glancing at her left shoulder and chest, where there was a small mole.

It was faint, almost imperceptible.

Jiang Fei smiled and asked, "What about the target and the bounty?"

[Lu Zhi: Bounty 4 million spirit coins; Current favorability 5.]

[Chu Mo: Bounty: 6 million spirit coins; Current favorability -30.]

[Pei Qing: Bounty of 5 million spirit coins; Current favorability -10.]