Scapegoat Princess

Synopsis

Su Yao was originally a princess of the Liao Kingdom. After going missing during a spring hunt, she was lost and ended up in the Mu household, where she married Mu Yuanxi. For ten years, she endured constant abuse, living a miserable life. One day, Emperor Qiu Zhuoyun discovered Su Yao's whereabouts, and the second prince, Qiu Zihao, went to the Mu household to bring her back to the palace. However, at that moment, Su Yao was being falsely accused by Mu Yuanxi and Jiang Chuyue of stealing a fragrance recipe. She was beaten to near death. Upon learning that Su Yao was a princess, Mu Yuanxi and Jiang Chuyue dared not hand her over, so they found a fake princess to take her place. After Qiu Zihao returned to the palace, Jiang Chuyue secretly plotted to kill Su Yao. She had her kidnapped and taken to the outskirts to be buried alive. During this time, Qiu Zihao appeared and saved Su Yao's life, keeping her by his side and beginning to suspect her true identity. Just when Su Yao thought she had escaped the nightmare, Mu Yuanxi captured her again, threatening her to write the fragrance recipe. In a moment of lust, Mu Yuanxi attempted to rape her. While Su Yao fought back, Jiang Chuyue intervened and, in a quarrel with Mu Yuanxi, accidentally killed him. Jiang Chuyue framed Su Yao for the murder, and Su Yao was wrongfully sentenced to the execution block. Just as she was about to be executed, Qiu Zihao arrived in time to save her…