After Rebirth, I Replaced My Sister as the Phoenix Bride

When I opened my eyes again, we were back on the day of the marriage alliance negotiation. In my past life, my father arranged for me to marry the dissolute Peacock heir, while his mistress's daughter was sent to the Phoenix clan as its crown princess. But she never once conceived. Meanwhile, I gave birth to a Phoenix blood heir. I want to marry into the Peacock clan. I knew she was reborn too. In my past life, Selena had agreed to the Phoenix clan marriage without a second thought. Diana, the Peacock Clan is close to our Golden Phoenix Clan. If you marry there, you can still come back often. Just let me marry into the Phoenix Clan and endure the pain of far from home in this life. She was just a selfrighteous. The Peacock Clan borders ours, and an alliance with them should not be taken lightly. I am willing to ease Father's burdens. You're the trueborn daughter. Naturally, you should marry into the most noble Phoenix clan. Father was so shocked his jaw nearly hit the floor. Selena winked at Father. That Peacock clan is like our goldenfaving clan; lowly status often bully other clans. Selena. have you truly thought this through? Father, if it turns out the Peacock heir isn't a good match, I can still come home. can't I? Father pondered for a long while, and at last he nodded. And so my betrothal and Selena's were settled. Only when preparing the dowries, Father said that Selena would suffer greatly after living apart from us, so he gave most of the dowry to her and only a small portion to me. In that small portion were two chests of healing journals and healing instruments my mother had left behind. But that was enough. After all, the wealth of the Phoenix Clan was beyond imagination. On this very day in my past life, when she entered the Phoenix Clan in a royal bridal gown amid a lavish wedding procession, I rode off to the Peacock Clan in a cold, lonely carriage. In everyone's eyes, our fates were meant to mirror the spectacle of our weddingsshe blossoming in splendor, I obscure and forgotten. But who would have guessed that ten years into the marriage, Selina would remain barren?

The Phoenix Clan's crown prince berated Selena. The entire Phoenix Clan blamed her for ending the Phoenix bloodline, until even the maidservants dared to reproach her over it. Even though the entire Golden Pheasant Clan knew Selena could not possibly be barren, the Golden Pheasant Clan's fertility was innate. One could say that as long as a Golden Pheasant lived, they could bear children. But they didn't dare to reproach the lofty, exalted Phoenixes. What made Selena even more bitter was that I, the Peacock Clan's heir's mate, gave birth to a Phoenix blood heir. Only then did the Phoenix King reveal the truth. Rowan Hart, the Peacock heir, had a mother who was the Phoenix King's own sister. Years ago, this Phoenix princess had abandoned her clan for love, then died from postpartum hemorrhage giving birth to Rowan. In other words, Rowan and Rowan's child likewise carried the Phoenix Clan's bloodline. Selina came to visit me when she saw the tiny Phoenix blood heir; she drew the dagger she carried and ran it through my chest. And she, for assassinating the Peacock Clan's heir's mate, was hacked to death by the guards. I never expected that the moment I opened my eyes, we would once again be back at the turning point of fate. This time, she couldn't wait to snatch up that Peacock Air Rowan who carried the Phoenix bloodline. Well, how convenient! Now I'd become the Phoenix Clan's crown princess without lifting a finger. From now on, noble, wealthy, and pampered would be my new names. Three months later came the day of the royal wedding.