I Was Poisoned And Thrown Into A Mass Grave… In My New Life, I Became The Hunter's Empress!

In my past life, I took the Crown Prince's wooden hairpin, became Empress — and then I was poisoned and thrown into a mass grave, so my elder sister could be buried in my place. Now I've opened my eyes on the very day of choosing a groom. Before my eyes are two hairpins: a jade one and a rough wooden one, full of splinters.

My stepmother is already glaring at me, my father is rushing me, and Prince Xiao Jinguang expects me to yield again. But this time, I secretly swap the hairpins and choose another man — a silent hunter named Pei Chuan. Everyone around is sure I've made a foolish mistake. But why does this "rough brute" have a strange claw pattern carved on his hairpin, and a thirst for murder glinting in his eyes?

Who is he really — and why is the prince so afraid of his return?