[Possessive love + the hero must win her back + one-on-one romance + both leads are each other’s one and only]
The Qin dynasty has just been founded, and a princess of the fallen kingdom has become the city’s most sought-after courtesan.
She thought she could live in peace under the protection of her courtesan status, but her mother, a former consort, suffered from an old illness and was near death.
The most important medicinal ingredient came as tribute from the Western Regions. It could only be found in the palace or obtained by traveling there.
To keep her mother alive, she agreed to the Crown Prince’s demand: she would become his secret favorite, kept outside the palace and summoned to him every night.
The journey to the Western Regions would take at least a month, but the Crown Prince only gave her seven pills at a time. She had no chance of escaping, until...
“One pill at a time. Will you agree?”
Five pills sat in a porcelain bottle beside the bed.
Chu Taoyao struggled to open her eyes and reached out to tug at his sleeve, her voice weak.
“Don’t go... I can still keep going...”
