SynopsisZhong Lu's lover, Dai Xuan pretends to be the princess and unsuccessfully tries to kill Zhi Li, then tragically commits suicide. But the things she told Zhi Li before her death have caused a serious misunderstanding between Zhong Lu and Zhi Li.
Review
Well for once, the synopsis accurately sums up what happens in the book. Zhi Li is finally summoned to the palace to see if she really is the princess, except Dai Xuan shows up doing the exact same thing. She insists that she does it to get back at Zhong Lu for abandoning her. Things come to a head between the two when Dai Xuan tries to kill Zhi Li to get rid of her as competition, and because one of them will die anyway for impersonating the royal family. I personally thought this was out of character for her because she always seemed so nice, but I could believe that people might change when their plans for the future are destroyed. Finally, before she kills herself, she tells Zhi Li lies about Zhong Lu in order to "curse" their relationship.
Later, after Zhi Li is healthy again, she finally becomes acknowledged as Princess Yi Fu. Just when we think things are going to be better, such as when Zhi Li is offered to Zhong Lu as his bride, the "curse" comes back with a vengeance. Because you know, your rival in love, who's trying to kill you, "has no reason to lie" before she dies. Yeah, right. The really pathetic part is that Zhi Li believes her, instead of Zhong Lu, whom she's gotten to know a lot better these past few months. As annoying as it is, though, since this series is quite short, I'm not really worried about the romance being dragged on ridiculously. It'll probably iron itself out in the next volume.
Final thought: I'll read the next book.
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