[A sickly, unhinged male lead with a scheming mind + a clever, levelheaded heroine + a husband groveling to win her back] A sweet romance with two equally formidable leads and a plot-driven story. The heroine has a plan for everything she does.
The cleverest hunter is often the one who disguises himself as prey.
When masters face off, no one knows who will win until the very end.
The second daughter of General Zhongwu has returned to the capital. A fortune-teller said Yu Jian would be fabulously wealthy and noble, but unlucky in love.
What the sickly Yu Jian heard was: “…fabulously wealthy and noble…” Wonderful!
Yu Jian died beneath a flurry of blades in her previous life. Reborn, she lives only to do as she pleases.
Using her identity as a general’s daughter as cover, she sets her sights on Xiao Yu, a fallen son of a prestigious family, and goes to great lengths to arrange a good marriage for herself.
The finest things in the world never last. Yu Jian “dies” on the eve of her wedding, and a blazing fire reduces everything to ashes. She makes her escape in a flash, and the man cannot stop her.
Xiao Lang is cunning and ruthless, with a mind sharp enough to see every angle. He is as calculating in his official career as he is in matters of the heart. Burdened with the task of restoring his family’s fortunes, Xiao Lang has always been free of desire and attachment. The one time he schemes for his own benefit to secure a marriage, it ends with the woman vanishing in the flames. It is the only time his calculations have failed him.
The master of Hidden Sword Manor is a striking figure, and word has it he plans to marry a sword-bearing servant of plain appearance.
The Censorate residence is decked out for a celebration, yet no one has ever seen the lady of the house.
Xiao Lang rises among the highest ministers, his power overwhelming. He lays a vast net and searches every inch of the land for one woman.
Everyone says he has gone mad.
Yu Jian: “You’re a powerful minister, Xiao. Why do you keep ruining my chances at marriage?”
Xiao Lang refuses to let go. “My love, you can’t escape me.”
Yu Jian thinks to herself, we’ll see which of us can’t escape.
Nice! The female protagonist is very lovable, and the male protagonist is really crazy! Great!