The Black Lotus Drives Mad the Esteemed Crown Prince (Rebirth)

The story features a political, plot-driven narrative with a powerful female lead who is reborn to seek revenge. The Crown Prince falls in love and becomes relegated to a lower status.

The main characters are a fierce general's daughter, a black lotus-like wife who is a subject, and a wise and noble Crown Prince who is devoted to her.

In her past life, Lin Huaiyin discovered before her death that her aloof and unfeeling husband, the Grand Chancellor, had long been involved with the current Princess. She was a stepping stone handpicked by her husband, chosen to be sacrificed for the Princess's ambition to seize the throne and become empress. Her husband intended to bleed her dry and trample over the bones of her nine relatives to achieve his goal.

Reborn, Lin Huaiyin reclaimed her true nature as a fierce general's daughter. She vowed to protect her Lin clan, divorce her scumbag husband, and send the vile pair to hell. Her motto became: "Where I tread, not a blade of grass will grow."

Lin Huaiyin targeted her enemies, meticulously planning her moves, and drew Crown Prince Xiao Zhian into her game.

Crown Prince Xiao Zhian of the Eastern Palace was known for his brilliance and talent, treating everyone with impartiality and equality, protecting every citizen of the empire.

A black lotus bloomed, but it did not escape his sharp eyes. He indulgently allowed her to execute criminals by her own hand. He broke his own rules for the first time to suck out poisonous blood and heal her wounds. He admired her skill with a bow and arrow and her heroic spirit on the battlefield. He was pained by her suffering at the hands of villains, cherishing and protecting her. Disregarding her status as a married woman, he boldly shielded her from the world's judgment.

He showered her with all his affection. However, he discovered she had approached him merely to exact revenge on his own sister. When Xiao Zhian finally understood Lin Huaiyin's deep-seated hatred and chose to stand by her side, protect her, and willingly become the sharpest blade in her hand, even forsaking his own sister, he also realized – Lin Huaiyin so easily let go of their feelings and abandoned him because the one she truly loved was his past self. She had never loved him.

He was merely a shadow of his past self, projected onto her. Xiao Zhian went to see her, confined her in his arms, and repeatedly asked, "You don't love me, yet you want me to become him. Yin Yin, is that fair?"

Reading Guide:

1. The female lead is not a virgin; the male lead is.

2. The female lead transforms from a seemingly harmless vine into a predatory plant, ruthlessly eliminating her enemies (both physically and socially).

3. The male lead gradually falls deeper, leading to a devastating and heart-wrenching