[Historical Romance, Family Intrigue] [Strong Male and Female Leads] [Play the Pig to Eat the Tiger] [Bickering Couple]
In the thirteenth year of Yong'an, the Cheng family plotted rebellion.
The emperor flew into a rage. Cheng Yu Zhi, Marquis of Huaiyang, was sentenced to death, and Cheng Shi Yuan, who was supposed to marry into the Crown Prince's residence, became a condemned slave overnight.
Thanks to their past affection, Cheng Shi Yuan received the Crown Prince's protection. But the world is fickle, and the man who had repeatedly promised her his love could not resist the temptations of power and wealth. In the blink of an eye, he abandoned her.
But soon, Cheng Shi Yuan found herself under the wing of Lu Daiqing, a powerful court official.
Everyone said Lord Lu was impartial and brilliant at solving cases, and the sharpest blade in the emperor's hand. Every civil and military official feared this living King of Hell.
Yet the beautiful woman who followed him around every day wasn't afraid of him at all. She even bossed Lord Lu around, and he not only didn't get angry, but indulged her with a doting smile. The people of the capital were left utterly dumbfounded.
Cheng Shi Yuan never imagined she would become involved with Lu Daiqing.
She had thought him a noble, pristine gentleman, the perfect match secretly admired by countless women in the capital.
But after several encounters, she realized he was a complete hypocrite, nothing like the rumors claimed.
Lu Daiqing watched the expressions flit across the face of the woman beside him, then gripped her waist with one hand and set her down on the desk.
"Cheng Shi Yuan, I never said I was a gentleman."
Cheng Shi Yuan gritted her teeth, wishing she could tear that smug, audacious look right off Lu Daiqing's face. Lu Daiqing smiled indifferently, bent down, and drew the little cat with her claws out into his arms, letting her wreak havoc against his chest.
