The aloof, powerful minister's diary of winning himself over x the calculating noblewoman's journey to train a dog in reverse
He thought she was seducing him. In truth, she really wasn't.
Shen Shu, the Grand Secretary who held all the power in the Great Zhou Dynasty, was cool, dignified, and always one step ahead. Yet one day at a lantern festival, a noblewoman who "accidentally" dropped a piece of osmanthus cake on his head unsettled his heart.
She must have done it on purpose.
The way she looks at me is so tender. She must be deeply in love with me.
The pastry she placed on my head today is a sign of her hidden affection.
Shen Shu analyzed the situation calmly and gradually won himself over.
Little did he know that the "frail and helpless" noblewoman Gu Nandang was actually the most calculating beauty in the capital, and a master of putting on an act. She approached him because their paths had become entangled for no clear reason. Who could have guessed that this aloof flower on a high peak would jump headfirst into the trap of love and even imagine an entire book titled Ten Pieces of Evidence That the Princess Secretly Loves Me?
Shen Shu (seriously flipping through a book): "How to Make the Woman Who Secretly Loves You Confess First... Hmm, I need to make her jealous."
Gu Nandang (smiling as she sips her tea): "What act is Lord Shen putting on today? Fine, I'll play along."
It is indeed a classical Chinese romance novel, but it is not written in detail enough, it is very messy, and it jumps to another place very quickly, leaving many character relationships unclear.