The Grand Princess's Beloved

The capital’s two unmatched beauties: one whose beauty could topple a realm, the other whose power could sway the court!

Lu Mingche lightly waves his folding fan, captivating the city with the colors of spring. Xiao Mingshu lifts her phoenix eyes, enough to shatter the ninefold palace. The former is the elegant young master of the Lu household; the latter is the iron-blooded eldest princess who commands the court. By day, she crushes political enemies with gilded armor; by night, she hides the scars of having been held hostage in Beirong beneath a reputation for debauchery.

Who could have imagined that, three years ago, after the entire Lu family was executed, the proud young master who had once disdained even the embroidered bridal ball of the Chancellor’s daughter would become a male favorite in the princess’s residence, at the mercy of anyone who wished to bully him? Everyone laughs at Xiao Mingshu for her extravagance and cruelty, saying she has imprisoned her enemy’s son at her bedside to humiliate him in every way. But they do not know that this seemingly absurd captive romance conceals a shocking conspiracy capable of overturning the court!

When endurance collides with hatred, and truth intertwines with schemes for power, how will the fallen nobleman strike back from the brink? And why does the eldest princess, who bears a name of infamy, shield her enemy with her own hands? Thorns entwine the rose. Behind this tragic romance lies a deadly contest of blood-soaked political intrigue!