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However, a misunderstanding caused the letter to be thrown aside unread. She begged Yinti to send a letter to Yinzhen, requesting to see the emperor one last time before she dies.

Ruoxi's emotional anguish affected her health. He disclosed details of his past romance and an angered Yinzhen allowed Ruoxi to leave. Yinsi knew that Yinzhen would not allow Ruoxi to leave and decided to intervene. Ruoxi is unable to withstand the mental stress and asked Yinti to help her leave the palace. Remorseful of the consequences, Ruoxi confessed the truth to Yinzhen and Yinxiang, leading Yinzhen to treat her coldly. Enraged, Yinzhen blamed Yinsi and his wife, issuing an edict forcing them to divorce, which led the latter to commit suicide. Her despair invoked miscarriage and she descended into illness. Ruoxi was shocked by this revelation, and in addition, remembering Yinzhen told her once that he initially had no desire to become an emperor, she realizes her actions inadvertently shaped events (see predestination paradox). The ninth son, Yintang, manipulated Yinsi's wife Gororo Minghui into telling Ruoxi that Yinsi acted against Yinzhen years earlier. Ruoxi is often caught between the rival factions. In an attempt to keep the secret that Yinti was named heir before their father's death, Yinzhen placed him under house arrest. Yinzhen then released Yinxiang from custody and began a romantic relationship with Ruoxi. With military support from Longkodo and Nian Gengyao Yinzhen staged a coup and seized the throne from Yinti to become the Yongzheng Emperor. Outraged by her boldness, the emperor demoted her to the laundry department. Kangxi then began to show preference for Yinti and offered Ruoxi as a concubine to him. The crown prince lost both his position and freedom. The battle for the throne became inflamed when Yinreng's other crimes later came to light. After this incident, Yinsi discovered that Ruoxi was romantically involved with Yinzhen. Yinxiang took the blame and was sentenced to house arrest. Meanwhile, Yinsi and his supporters, acting on Ruoxi's advice, framed Yinzhen for plotting against the crown prince Yinreng. Yinsi refused and Ruoxi warned him to be wary of Yinzhen, providing him a list of those who would support his ascension.ДЄfter breaking up with Yinsi, Ruoxi fell in love with Yinzhen. Ruoxi knew that Yinsi's path will ultimately lead to his lifelong imprisonment after Yinzhen became emperor. She initially rejected him but later agreed to marry him if he gave up his ambition for the throne. Using charm and wit, Ruoxi won the emperor's favor and became his lady-in-waiting, attending to the monarch and his family.Дuring Ruoxi's stay in the Forbidden City, she and Yinsi developed a mutual attraction. She forged a close friendship with the thirteenth prince, Yinxiang.

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Stranded in the past, Ruoxi became acquainted with Kangxi's other sons, including the fourth prince Yinzhen and his full brother, the fourteenth prince Yinti.

She found herself trapped in the body of a young daughter of a Manchu aristocrat, Ma'ertai Ruoxi, younger sister of Ma'ertai Ruolan, who was a concubine of the emperor's eighth son, Yinsi. Twenty-first century woman, Zhang Xiao, encountered traffic collision after work that sent her back in time to the Qing Dynasty during the Kangxi Emperor's reign (in the year 1704).

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The novel was most prominently adapted as the television series Scarlet Heart, and was later also adapted into a radio drama, feature, film, stage play and a Korean drama. The story features a twenty-first century woman who gets transported back in time to the court dramas of the late Kangxi reign of the Qing dynasty. The latest edition contained an additional 30,000 word epilogue. Originally published online in 2005 on Jinjiang Original Network ( ж™‰ж±џеЋџе‰µз¶І), it was later published by Ocean Press ( жµ·жґ‹е‡єз‰€з¤ѕ), National Press ( ж°‘ж—Џе‡єз‰€з¤ѕ), Huashan Arts Press ( иЉ±е±±ж–‡и—ќе‡єз‰€з¤ѕ), Hunan Literature and Art Publishing House ( ж№–еЌ—ж–‡и—ќе‡єз‰€з¤ѕ), and Yeren Culture Publishing ( й‡Ћдєєж–‡еЊ–е‡єз‰€з¤ѕ). Startling by Each Step, also known as Bubu Jingxin ( Chinese: жҐжҐй©љеїѓ), was Tong Hua's debut novel.