As the Crown Prince, he had no shortage of noblewomen eager to marry him. The trouble was, the only woman he wanted treated his sincere feelings like trash. If she wanted him to give up, she should have gone as far away as possible. Instead, she disguised herself as a man and became a bounty hunter, accomplishing so much that even the ministers praised her. Now she had appeared before him again to clear a traitor’s name. How could he not be furious? To keep her there, he went against everyone’s wishes and postponed the traitor’s execution. But all she wanted was to finish the job and leave him as soon as possible. Hmph, she was far too naive. Why would he let a phoenix that had flown straight into his trap go? This time, even if he had to trick her, he would make her his wife...
20221024 I still prefer modern novels It is a companion piece to "Thousand Years of Scheming".