I was born with the Divine Bone, revered by all as a goddess. But I carved it out with my own hands. As blood pooled on the floor, my legitimate sister panicked. She offered a fortune to any doctor in the land who could reattach my Divine Bone. In my past life, I was betrothed to the Crown Prince because I could protect the nation's fortune and summon rain. But shortly after our marriage, my sister claimed she was the true goddess. Every time, she summoned the heavenly dew before me. She even predicted fortunes and disasters, accurately calculating the date of a great calamity before I could. She was worshipped like a deity, gathering countless followers. Meanwhile, I was locked in the Cold Palace, where the Crown Prince personally carved out my bones, one by one. "Clara is the true goddess! You imposter, you stole credit for her predictions and usurped her identity!" "The position of Crown Princess should have been Clara's! She has the heart of a goddess, not fighting or snatching, which gave you the chance to make me miss out on her!" When I opened my eyes again, I was back on the day the Empress was selecting the Crown Princess... 1 "Which one is the goddess of the Cloud family, born with the Divine Bone?" At the palace banquet, the Empress scanned all the candidates for Crown Princess. The same question as my past life rang in my ears. I endured the stinging pain in my chest and curtsied: "It is I, your humble servant." As I straightened up, blood soaked through my clothes. The Empress's expression changed abruptly: "What... is going on with you?" Beside me, my legitimate sister, Clara, turned pale instantly. More shocked than even the Empress, she screamed before anyone else could react: "Quick, fetch the royal physician!" "My sister must not come to any harm!" The moment I realized I was reborn. The first thing I did was carve out the unique Divine Bone from my chest, the symbol of my identity as a goddess. Waves of agonizing pain assaulted me. Yet I lowered my eyes and twitched the corner of my lips. Then I knelt, my voice weak and raspy: "Your Majesty, I encountered an assassin before entering the palace. Someone carved out my Divine Bone." "I am no longer a goddess. I am unworthy of His Highness the Crown Prince..." I looked up at my sister, who was twisting her handkerchief nervously. I pointed at her and said softly: "Actually, the Cloud family has two goddesses." "I had the Divine Bone, while my sister has a lifelike Buddha Lotus on her chest." "My sister is the true match for the Crown Prince!" Suddenly mentioned by me in front of everyone, Clara was shocked for a moment, but then subconsciously covered her chest. The Empress asked skeptically: "You truly have a Buddha Lotus on your chest?" "Why haven't I heard anyone mention this?" Clara's lips trembled, her eyes reddening, looking extremely troubled: "The Cloud family already had one goddess." "My sister's fame is widespread, and the Grand Preceptor himself said she could protect the nation's fortune. How could I dare steal her thunder..." 2 In my past life. When I was born, celestial phenomena occurred. Hundreds of phoenixes circled and cried over the Cloud family roof, and colorful clouds filled the sky. As I grew up, I could summon rain and pray for blessings. For over a decade, the country enjoyed favorable weather, and wars against enemy nations ended in total victory! The Grand Preceptor in the palace took one look at me, touched the bone in my chest, and declared I possessed the Divine Bone. A goddess descended to earth. As long as I lived, the nation's fortune remained! But Clara and the First Madam were dissatisfied and jealous. I had the Divine Bone and was revered by the people. They secretly hired an artist to tattoo an ethereal, snow-white Buddha Lotus on Clara's chest. I haven't forgotten. In my past life, Clara covered the Buddha Lotus on her chest, speaking to the Crown Prince with a fragile, aggrieved tone: "She is my sister, so I tolerated her usurping my identity and didn't expose her as a fake goddess." "Those previous predictions of fortune and disaster were calculated by my divination, but she peeked and took the credit." Clara pretended to be magnanimous but hesitant: "It doesn't matter that she stole my identity as a goddess, but I'm afraid she'll anger the heavens and bring down punishment..." After hearing her twist the truth, the Crown Prince, in a rage, his eyes bloodshot, personally carved out every bone in my body. "For stealing Clara's identity as a goddess! For occupying the position of Crown Princess..." "Didn't you claim to have the Divine Bone? I'll shave off every bone of yours and see how you swindle people then!" Thinking back now, every cut still feels like it's landing on my body. I can't help but tremble. In my past life. The person going to the Sacred Altar to pray for rain should have been me, but I suddenly fainted before leaving the Cloud house. When I woke up, my fingertip had been pricked, and blood taken. By the time I rushed to the Sacred Altar, Clara was already kneeling there devoutly, kowtowing repeatedly to the heavens, her forehead covered in blood and dirt. Soon, heavenly dew fell, ending months of drought. I exhausted my spirit, divining for days and nights, only for her to steal my predictions every time, claiming credit before the Emperor with eloquence. Not long after, an earthquake struck the suburbs. Because of Clara's "prediction," the people had been evacuated, and no one was hurt. Clara's divination abilities were confirmed by everyone! Overnight, Clara became the true goddess. I became a despised fraud, an imposter. My previous rain summons and predictions became stolen, impersonated acts. In this life, if Clara wants to be the goddess, I'll let her! 3 At the Crown Prince's consort selection banquet. After my reminder. Clara bit her lip shyly. In front of everyone, she slightly opened her silk robe, revealing the Buddha Lotus on her snow-white chest. "Is there really a Buddha Lotus?" "Does the Cloud family have two goddesses?" "The illegitimate sister with the Divine Bone suddenly had it carved out before entering the palace. Clara stands out now—what luck!" Amidst the murmurs, a blush spread across Clara's face. "Mother forbade me from stealing my sister's thunder before, so I never mentioned it or let outsiders know." "My sister is a goddess, and so am I..." "What my sister can do—summoning rain, praying for blessings—I can do too!" I didn't expose Clara's lies. I lowered my eyes to hide the sneer within. After Clara publicly admitted to being a goddess who could also protect the nation's fortune, the Empress bestowed the marriage on the spot. In this life, the person marrying the Crown Prince changed to my sister! Back at the Cloud residence, seeing the bloody hole in my chest, Clara's joy of becoming the Crown Princess vanished, replaced by panic. Her voice trembled as she scolded me shrilly: "Even if the Cloud family has more than one goddess! Your Divine Bone is so important. How could you be so careless and let someone carve it out?" "Think quickly! Who was the assassin! Where did he throw your Divine Bone?" She mobilized everyone in the Cloud family to find the carved-out bone. Finally, they found the shattered bone pieces in the carriage I took to the palace. Clara visibly sighed in relief. She spared no expense hiring famous doctors to reattach the bone for me. Another famous doctor examined my wound, frowned, and shook his head: "Can't be reattached." "It's been carved out too long. It's useless now..." "If recovery goes poorly, she might become a cripple." Hearing I might become a cripple, my expression didn't change a bit. But Clara beside me trembled heavily, panic flashing in her eyes. She grabbed a teacup and smashed it angrily in front of the doctor. "You bunch of useless trash." "I can pay any consultation fee, and you can't even reattach a bone!" After driving the doctor away, Clara glared at me with sinister, cold eyes. I ignored her gaze, closing my eyes to rest, but sneering internally. In this life, without my divine blood, without my ability to predict, let's see what she uses to pretend to be a goddess! 4 On the wedding day. Crown Prince Xavier married Clara with a ten-mile dowry procession, a ceremony befitting a nation. I stayed in the courtyard nursing my wound. Before leaving, Clara came to see me in her gorgeous phoenix crown and wedding robes. Her wedding dress was sewn with gold thread and adorned with pearls, much grander than mine in the past life. She laughed triumphantly, deliberately dragging out her sarcastic tone. "Aria, so what if you have the Divine Bone?" "This time, the position of Crown Princess, and the identity of the goddess revered by all, are mine!" From these two sentences, I realized Clara was reborn like me. The Crown Prince arrived to pick up the bride. Clara went up, linking arms with him gently and intimately. Xavier looked down from his high horse, glancing at me with disgust, as if looking at something filthy, and immediately looked away. Clara gently pulled his sleeve, pretending to pity me: "Sister has lost her Divine Bone and has fallen from a high goddess to a cripple." "Why don't Your Highness marry her as well, making her a concubine?" Xavier's face was dark, and he snorted coldly: "Not just any cat or dog can be my concubine!" "Clara, you said she's a waste. Trash should just wait to die. She's not fit for the Eastern Palace!" "In this life, I only want to marry you! Clara, you are the noble, unworldly goddess who doesn't fight or snatch." "As for her, full of lies and vanity, looking at her makes me sick!" I watched coldly as they sang their duet, humiliating me. In this life, Xavier and I hadn't interacted yet. His hatred for me and his care for Clara showed he was reborn too. After a moment of distraction. Xavier took out a scroll of bright yellow imperial edict from his robe and threw it in front of me. "I asked for an edict for you." "To marry General Silas, the Conqueror of the North." Clara covered her mouth in shock, but her eyes held a malicious smile. "Didn't General Silas fall into an ambush on the battlefield and remain in a coma, practically a vegetable?" "If sister marries him, isn't it just a '冲喜' (marriage to ward off bad luck for a sick person) leading to widowhood? How can this be?" Xavier narrowed his eyes sinisterly: "It's exactly for her to bring luck to the mortally wounded Silas!" He sneered: "Aria, didn't you claim to be a goddess? Able to protect the nation? A little luck-bringing marriage shouldn't be hard for you!" "Hurry up and accept the edict!" I didn't move. Clara picked up the edict and held it in front of me. She leaned in, whispering a sneer: "You lost your Divine Bone and aren't a goddess anymore. You don't still dream of being Crown Princess, do you?" "A cripple matching a cripple, isn't it perfect?" As she stuffed the edict into my hand, her sharp nails deliberately scratched the back of my hand. My eyes turned cold, and I pushed her away. Clara fell back conveniently into the Crown Prince's arms. Tears welled up in her eyes, aggrieved: "I just wanted to persuade sister to accept the edict. Disobeying an imperial decree brings punishment. I didn't expect her to treat me like this." Clara looked at me pitifully: "Sister, I know you admire the Crown Prince too." "But the position of Crown Princess is noble. You are no longer a goddess, how can you be worthy? Only I possess the Buddha Lotus on my chest..." "I tried to persuade His Highness, but he wouldn't even give you a concubine position." I curled my lips in a sneer: "Don't worry. I won't fight you for the Prince or the goddess title. Those are things I don't want!" Though the goddess identity is noble, it carries the burden of protecting the people. Great glory comes with great responsibility. Does she think being a goddess is easy? As for Crown Prince Xavier, blind as a bat. Reborn yet still doesn't know who the true goddess is, thinking he found the right person. Clara acted like she suffered a huge humiliation, tears falling. Xavier, holding her, flew into a rage, his face dark as ink. "Guards! Since she refuses a toast only to drink a forfeit, force her to kneel and accept the edict!"
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