Main Characters: Xu Jingyang, Xiao He Ye

I disguised myself as a man and joined the army in my father’s place, fighting for ten years and earning distinguished military merit.

After the war ended, fearing that my identity would be exposed, I had no choice but to fake my death. I returned to the capital as a woman, hoping to reunite with my family.

What I never expected was that, afraid of being implicated by me, they had already raised another daughter in my place.

My father said, “Disguising yourself as a man to join the army is a crime of deceiving the emperor. If it’s exposed, it will destroy the entire family.”

My mother said, “As the eldest daughter, you must endure what you should endure. This is your fate.”

My younger brother said, “These past years, it was our new sister who stayed by our parents’ side and showed filial devotion. You should be grateful to her.”

After ten years of war, I was already worn down by hardship. All I wanted was a little warmth from my family.

The emperor granted all the honor that I was never allowed to enjoy to my family instead:

My father was made a First-Rank Duke.

My mother was granted the title of First-Rank Lady.

My adopted sister was bestowed a marriage to the Crown Prince.

My brother became a celebrated war god admired by all.

As for me, I could not even show my face. The moment I did, I would become the one who brought disaster upon the entire family.

Even so, I did not fight or compete with anyone. Yet after my adopted sister attended a banquet, she returned home crying uncontrollably.

“The Prince of Ning, who just returned from the borderlands, said I don’t look like my brother at all. Mother, I’m scared. If Prince Ning were to see my elder sister…”

My mother’s face turned pale on the spot.

That day, she was unusually gentle. She personally handed me a cup of wine to celebrate my birthday. Deeply moved, I drank it all.

When I woke up, my voice had been poisoned into silence. All ten of my fingers were broken. My martial arts were completely crippled.

They went to great lengths to steal my military achievements. Everything was done to pave the way for their adopted daughter.

The glory I had exchanged my life for became the tool that sealed my death.

When I opened my eyes again, I had been reborn—

back to the very first day I returned to the capital after faking my death.

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