Two Choices

There was hatred in Princess Ni Yang's eyes, but the corners of her mouth remained curled up, and her smile was filled with mockery.

"After my father passed away, the new emperor ascended the throne."

"My brother was still young at that time and his foundation was unstable. In order to rope in the hearts of the people and stabilize my status, he decreed that I should marry Marquis Anxi."

"Marquis Anxi was more than ten years older than me. His first wife had long passed away. He had once led troops to stop foreign enemies and protect the peace of the people in the northwest. He was very famous in the northwest."

"What my brother wanted happened to be this reputation. It was not until I married Marquis Anxi that I found out that he was weak and sickly and would not live long."