Zheng Peng was the black sheep of the prestigious Zheng family. While his elder brother was a disciplined officer, and his parents were respected politicians, Zheng Peng was the family's troublemaker-lazy, playful, and careless. Parties, street fights, and scandals were part of his weekly routine.
One night, after a reckless argument in a bar, he got into a fight with the wrong person-a dangerous underground figure. Outnumbered and badly injured, he fell to the ground, his vision fading as thunder roared in the sky. His last thought was regret and defiance: "I still haven't proven them wrong."
But when he opened his eyes again... he wasn't dead.
He was lying in silk sheets, surrounded by servants bowing deeply-and calling him, "Your Majesty, The Empress!"
After Langelihle's father passed, they were kicked out of their family house and forced to relocate. Langelihle's mother remarried a man who abused her and Langelihle and later forced Langelihle to marry Nkosiyabo, a ruthless man.