The Fake Rides in a Flower Kiln

For ten grueling years, I lived a lie. Plucked from an orphanage and thrust into the gilded cage of royalty, I became the empire’s sole princess overnight. I poured my soul into mastering etiquette, devouring books, and cultivating an air of refinement, all while enduring the venomous sneers of nobles, the cruel tyranny of the three princes, and the icy disdain of the servants. My existence was a fragile masquerade, a decade-long performance of a role that was never truly mine.

Then, the truth arrived, shattering my carefully constructed world: the real princess, long presumed dead, had been found. Resigned to my fate, I prepared to vanish as quietly as I had appeared. But fate, it seems, had other plans. The ‘real’ princess, far from being a rival, embraces me with an alarming affection, vowing to protect me. The Duke, whom I believed was my adversary, now treats me with paternal warmth. And even the infamous Prince, shrouded in dark rumors, begins to weave intricate schemes to keep me by his side. Is this a dream? Or has my fake life somehow blossomed into a reality more fantastical than any story? Discover the truth behind the flowers and the kiln. Read chapter 1 now!