Has the Princess Flirted with the Imperial Preceptor Again Today?

A spoiled princess vs. a cold-faced tutor, outwardly frivolous vs. inwardly calculating

The heroine is the most brazen, spoiled princess in the capital. She spends her days cockfighting, racing horses, and flirting with handsome men, but beneath her reckless facade lies a calculating mind, shaped by witnessing her mother’s murder as a child.

The hero is a cold-faced, powerful official from a humble family. He despises the royal family’s extravagance, yet the emperor appoints him to tutor the princess. The two go from loathing each other to working together to investigate a case and expose a conspiracy in the palace.

A woman pursues a man + court intrigue + two strong-willed leads, with plenty of delightful contrasts.

Synopsis:

“I claim him as my male favorite; he makes me copy Lessons for Women.”

A princess pretending to be crazy and foolish × a schemer biding his time for revenge. Together, they uncover the truth behind a bloody case from ten years ago.

He breaks into her chambers at night and presses a hand to her pulse. “If Your Highness keeps tempting me, I’ll be overstepping my station.”

She locks an arm around his throat in return. “Lord Shen, I’ll work with you, but you’ll have to do things my way.”

As court intrigue collides with the mystery of their origins, they wager their lives, but neither can wager their true feelings.