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Phoenix in the Mortal Game

share time: 2026-03-03 12:37:18

Su Wan, an unloved illegitimate daughter of the Prime Minister's family, is tricked into marrying Rong Jing, the "sickly Ninth Prince" who is said to die before twenty. She thinks she will waste away in the cold palace, but discovers her husband is actually a "hidden blade" plotting for ten years to overthrow his usurpatory brother. From a vulnerable "soft persimmon", Su Wan grows into Rong Jing's "key piece" in the game—helping him cover his tracks while outsmarting her family's schemes. When Rong Jing ascends the throne, everyone expects her to be the empress, but she hands him a divorce letter: "I never wanted the queen's seat—I want your heart that放下 the江山 (lets go of the empire)." To her surprise, Rong Jing has already passed the throne to his trusted brother. He takes her in his arms and heads for Jiangnan's peach blossoms: "You’ve always been the ‘world’ I want to guard."

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