Embers of Cinnabar: The Princess's Broken Strings

She disguises herself as a man and is richer than a kingdom. He hides murderous intent beneath a dissolute facade. She is willing to die for love, only to become the cause of a three-way entanglement

In the third year of Chengping, the palace was drenched in blood during a coup. To save her newborn daughter, Empress Qiao of the former dynasty switched the little princess with a stillborn baby. Sixteen years later, a mysterious young master named Xiao Qingyue rose to prominence in the business world. Disguised as a man, the former dynasty’s princess commanded the wealth and intelligence networks of the realm, all so she could avenge her parents one day.

Prince Jing, Li Chengji, appeared to be an idle prince lost in wine and women, but was secretly gathering power. To obtain Xiao Qingyue’s business secrets, he planted Yunshang, a celebrated courtesan he had trained for years, at her side. But Yunshang fell deeply in love with “Young Master Xiao,” while Li Chengji himself gradually became confused by the forbidden feelings he was developing for this “business prodigy” amid their rivalry…

“Your Highness, if you keep pestering me, don’t blame me for cutting off your source of wealth.”

“Why so angry, Young Master… Would you like Yunshang to play the zither for you?”