Historical Romance
She is the legitimate daughter of the Chancellor’s household, graceful and gentle, and renowned throughout the capital.
Yet no one knows that amid the shifting tides of court, she commands a secret intelligence network, watching the undercurrents of the world and moving carefully at every turn.
He is the Crown Prince, reckless and free-spirited, proud and impossible to tame.
Yet no one knows that beneath his playboy facade lies a razor-sharp mind that plans for every eventuality. He lays his schemes step by step, determined to claim the empire.
She thought they were merely two players locked in a contest beneath the power of the throne.
Until he pressed her relentlessly, then leaned close and murmured in her ear with a laugh:
“Hua’er, do you truly not remember me?”
She could not remember the person who had once stayed by her side as a child, protected her, played with her, and called her “Hua’er.”
But he had never forgotten that little girl at Jingming Mountain Villa, soft and sweet, who followed him everywhere and called him “Brother Feng.”
He had recognized her long ago, but she treated him like a lecher and avoided him at every turn.
She had meant to keep her distance from this dissolute Crown Prince, yet time and again he threw her heart into disarray.
He had hoped she would remember the past on her own, only to discover that this little black-sesame-filled dumpling was far more cunning than he had imagined.
He brought her green plums, and she met him with a cold stare.
She spread rumors, so he brazenly barged into a literary gathering and composed a poem before everyone.
“Even if your heart belongs to someone else, I will never let you go.”
She sneered. “Your Highness is the Crown Prince, heir to the throne. Why are you so determined?”
He leaned closer, his gaze dark, and whispered:
“Because you have belonged to me for a long time.”
At court, they were evenly matched, each harboring their own schemes.
In matters of the heart, they tangled together at every turn, neither able to gain the upper hand.
