(A scheming, sweet-as-poison heroine × a reserved, smoldering hero with a heart of ice; lovers who bring out the best in each other; mutual growth and devotion; set in a fictional world)
Framed into a political marriage in her place, Wanqi Peng was expected to marry the Emperor of Daxia, a ruthless old man who killed without blinking. Having transmigrated, she naturally chose to run first and ask questions later. Just as she was about to die, the good news was that someone had rescued her. The bad news was that her rescuer was an envoy sent by the old emperor to escort his bride. To stay alive, Wanqi Peng played along and pretended to be a princess of Shuiqiang, maneuvering her way through the situation until she became a pawn in Ning Yuanhao’s plan to bring about the marriage alliance. On the night of her investiture, she gripped the knife beneath her pillow. But before anything else, an unexpected embrace came, and a familiar voice whispered in her ear, “Pengpeng, hug me!”
Ning Yuanhao: “I hate being lied to more than anything!”
“If I say you’re real, then you’re real. I’ll teach you how to be a proper queen. In exchange, give me the whole kingdom of Shuiqiang and help me conquer the five kingdoms and unite the realm.”
Wanqi Peng flashed her trademark obsequious smile, her legs ready to give way beneath her. After a few drinks, she let the truth slip: “I’ve pretended and lied for so long just to stay alive that I’m almost forgetting who I am. Please, let me go?”
Ning Yuanhao: “I can pretend I know nothing. Keep lying to me, and stay by my side... please?”
