1 Chapter 1

An empire full of war after war...

Kingdoms that fell in destruction after being conquered by the Tang Empire.

The king himself tried to resist, but he appeared.

Zhao Chen the right hand of the new emperor. Called the incarnation of evil itself in person.

He cut the neck of the old emperor in an instant without even hesitating.

All the nobles who had participated in the war were stripped of their status and thus became mere commoners.

In place of my father, the former lord of the country Nepal

I, his only daughter Mei Yuan. I plan to get the title of my family.

The problem is that only married people can receive a title of nobility, but if I do not claim the title, our family will lose our property and everything will be over.

But some time ago I came up with a way to solve this very important issue.

And that is: "A marriage by contract"

All I need is to find a man who is willing to make a one-year commitment.

And that's how I met him. The leader of the ten moons guild.

I couldn't see what his face really looked like because it was so dark.

But his voice was something I can never forget

—What do you want?

And that was the first time we met and that marked the beginning of a story...

—You should have married at that time—My mother was crying

When I was fifteen, my father made a surprise announcement at one of the family's end-of-year parties.

—I want to announce the marriage between Mei and Quiang—Anuncio with emotion before the public

At that moment I didn't know how to react and the words came out by themselves.

—No way I hate him! —My body was tense from the sudden surprise

So I ran out of the banquet hall and from that day on I didn't see his face again for months.

I guess Quiang must have been surprised at my reaction and maybe that's why he left home without even giving us an explanation.

Quiang was a good guy and I even liked him, but I can't accept having a marriage with my cousin.

—Mother, if I had married Quiang, right now we would be ordinary people and not just my father, but all my relatives would become commoners.

My name is Mei Yuan, my age is twenty-two years old. An unmarried countess

The most curious thing is that somehow, I remember my past life.

In my previous life I was a normal university student, but unfortunately my life ended at the age of twenty-two. In a country where the death rate from traffic accidents is number one.

"Wow, this life is too good" was something I thought at the time.

It's been twenty-two years since I was born a countess...

But the country is ruined, my father is deprived of his title and the family itself is ruined.

There is only one way to solve everything and that way is marriage.

So I must find the right person as soon as possible.

—Mother, please get some rest. Let's take a break for today.

—Mei...Are you really okay with all this? —Ask with concern

—Don't worry. I'll find a suitor without fail—I mean with a comforting smile

That's what I said, but I didn't think my luck would be so bad...

—Why is it that all men with decent titles are senior citizens? —I ask with disappointment

—Those between eighteen and fifty years old have been stripped of their titles —I continue to read the documents even with some hope - and I doubt that I am the only lady facing this kind of dilemma.

—I don't think I'll be able to answer your question, but I must also tell you that I have some news that may be useful

Sir Dewei Chou. Vice-Captain of the Knights in the service of the Yuan family.

He is a young man of twenty-three years of great ability, who has served the family.

There is honestly no other man more eligible than him right now, but he has committed himself to my personal maid, Yun.

If I proposed to him, he would look like the villain who separated the lovers...

—¿What is your news? —He gives me a thin book that did not attract attention

—I have confirmed that there are candidates among the nobles of the empire

—Ah, give me a second. Were there any good candidates? —This time I was more excited to know that I still had hope.

—There is a way to find that information, if you are willing to do it.

With the lack of matrimonial suitors among the nobles of the kingdom and more the fact that unmarried women cannot inherit titles of nobility.

Perhaps the emperor's strategy was to marry them off to the nobles of the empire. That way we would all be under his control.

—Why not take this request to the guild of the ten moons?

—The ten moons? —I rise at once to the altar.

Choosing a person from the empire has been something I have thought about even before Sir Dewei suggested it, but his way of being does not fit my personality.

First of all, it does not make sense for a married man to be legally allowed to have a lover. And I know perfectly well that it's normal for a man to have thousands of wives, but even if it is normal, I'm not prepared to have a husband like that.

Besides, this would be the first time that I would relate to a man in a romantic way.

—That's a marriage contract! —I was relieved to find a solution

If it is a contract and not a marriage, then it does not matter if the boy becomes attracted to another woman.

My intelligence has definitely saved my future.

I can also go to the ten moons guild tomorrow to get information from my best supporters