"Worship the heaven, earth and the ancestors."

That moment when you talk sh*t and have to eat your own words. (ཀ ∧ ཀ )

"First kowtow for harmony."

Red symbolizes good luck, happiness and prosperity. Well, marrying the male lead, I.. highly doubt that. Oh dear, aside from PTSD.. starting that day, I also think, I'm having an erythrophobia (*fear of color red).

"Second kowtow to the heaven and the earth."

Don't asked me why I didn't run away because I sincerely tried numerous times and failed miserably. The Bai couple locked me up in my own bedchamber for a month before the wedding day.

"Third kowtow to each other."

Just like that, I became a married woman. At the young age of fifteen, the duck villainess married the dog male lead who suffers a facial paralysis.

After the wedding ceremony, I don't know if I should be grateful or what when the male lead received an imperial edict by Emperor Li Hai, ordering him to immediately depart to the Southern Border.

I think that day, my soul left my body. I really was.. totally confused the entire time of the wedding ceremony.

"What will happen to me now?"

——

Just like in the plot; in two years, the male lead successfully defended the Southern Border against the Chu's invasion.

The emperor issued an edict, Li Han was granted the title of 'Nan King' and his army was named Nan Army. Then, he set out with his army to Chu Empire and in just five months, he won the war.

However, there were some changes in the plot because Li Han didn't stop there. Instead of returning to the capital after conquering the Chu Empire, Li Han became ambitious. He went to war against the Tang Empire and in two years, his army completely vanquished their enemies.

As if the world beneath his feet, at the age of twenty, people trembled to the sound of his name— Li Han, the Immortal Nan King.

When I realized I stayed in this world longer than my previous transmigration, this villainess wanted to sob but there were no tears.

I got married at fifteen, this body is now nineteen years old yet in the novel, I was supposed to die at the age of seventeen.

"I'm fine." I reassured her.

Just like a mother hen, Jin'er nagged all the time. Someone, save me from this girl!

"Don't do this again. How many times do I have to tell you Your Highness? Take your bodyguards with you or just Lu Kai will do. You can't keep wandering alone. It's dangerous, Your Highness."

'Déjà vu?'

"Your Highness, why do you give me the impression that as though one day, you're going to disappear? Please Your Highness, don't do this again."

'With the same line..'

"I'm sorry."

Last time, it was really an accident; though people didn't believe me. That day, my foot slipped on the fabric of my long dress and I fell into the lake.

So embarrassing. (－‸ლ) *facepalm

I'm an obedient daughter. So this duck, ain't doing suicide again. Chill out. No one's going to die today.

I really am my Mom's daughter; like mother like daughter. Just like what I told Jin'er; Mom also said on the day before she died: "Live well, my daughter."

Yup. *angry table flip (ノಠ益ಠ)ノ彡┻━┻ My death day slipped away from my hand.. just.. like.. that..

If the male lead was known as the Immortal Nan King, I.. his wangféi, was called the 'Abandoned Nan Queen'. Yeah. Yeah. *for real. 눈_눈

A month later, I received a shocking news: the Duke of Hebei was assassinated on his way to the capital. The rumor said Nan King ordered the Duke of Hebei's assassination.

'The hidden villain died? Li Nian.. died?'

Just like in the original work, Emperor Li Hai died due to his long-term illness. Without the rebellion and Li Nian, it spared the lives of the people from the Left Prime Minister House. Thus, the Crown Prince smoothly ascended the throne and Bai Yan officially became his empress consort.

"Greeting to His Majesty The Emperor."

To show my great respect and submission to the emperor, I kneeled in one knee while both hands on top of the other knee and my eyes lowered to the ground.

"Lady Bai, don't stand in ceremony."

Li Rui offered his hand. When he saw my hesitant look, the emperor reached down to take them himself while assisting me to get up from kneeling.

"My apology, Lady Bai. I haven't visited you for a while."

Only the emperor dared to call me Lady Bai instead of Nan Queen and only him dared to hold the hand of the infamous Immortal Nan King's official wife.

Since Li Rui ascended the throne, a lot of rumors circulated around this duck wangfèi. Yeah, my compassionate and kind-hearted image collapsed unknowingly.

"Her Highness Nan Queen is the secret lover of the emperor."

Bai Suxin's graceful and pure image– like that of a harmless rabbit turned into erotically wanton fox– who seduced the emperor.

"The emperor will eventually issue an edict and force his loyal subject to divorce his wife."

"In the battlefield, there he is.. the pitiful Nan King, putting his life for the country, not knowing his wife's adultery with the emperor."

My lips twitched at those baseless rumors.

Seeing Li Rui alive and attired with the color of the sun, I comforted myself; thinking everything will be okay. Wiping away my invisible tears with my shoupä, I took back my hand from the emperor. Then, I started my acting: "Your Majesty, I'm so worried of my husband."

'Husband? Peh!'

"Lady Bai, please don't cry."

"Your Majesty, I.."

Li Rui put his hands on my shoulder, gently pulling me closer. "No one is worthy of your tears. Not him."

My eyes widened when he lifted my chin and said again: "Not.. me."

"Because if it was I.. I won't let you cry like this."

"If it was I.. I would never leave you alone especially in our wedding night."