The Regent's Canary Wants to Escape Again

· The male lead is sickly and unhinged (pretending to be weak, ill, or coughing up blood)

· The female lead is tough but timid (a master of surviving in the palace, sharp-tongued but soft-hearted)

· A possessive regent × a rebellious little chef

· She runs, he pursues + mutual salvation + scheming and sweet romance

Su Qing, the most clear-headed little chef in the Imperial Kitchens, is all about making money. Her life motto: freedom is a thousand times more important than love!

Mu Zhaoyan, a frail, sickly regent and ruthless usurper. His life motto: she is ten thousand times more important than the empire.

In the bitter winter of her fifteenth year, she fed him a bite of food in the Cold Palace.

In the late autumn of her twenty-fourth year, he returned, intending to offer her the empire in exchange for her heart.

All he wanted was to have his beloved by his side for the rest of their lives;

All she wanted was to leave the palace and enjoy her freedom for the rest of her life.

“Want to leave the palace?” He smiled gently. “How could I ever let you go?”

A patient hunter uses every means at his disposal and finally waits for his prey to come willingly into his arms.

But on the night of the palace coup, Su Qing escapes with her fortune.

Three days later, she obediently returns to the palace, where he pins her against the dragon throne. “If you don’t behave, I’ll lock you in a golden cage.”

Su Qing: “…” Help! Can someone take this madman away?