The bad news: Qi Pan has accidentally become the Crown Prince’s one true love.
The worse news: The Crown Prince has never been favored, and he’s sickly to boot.
She flees, he pursues, and he refuses to give up.
One dark, windy night, Qi Pan’s window opens yet again. She glares at him with wide almond-shaped eyes. “Your Highness, please behave yourself. Everyone outside is saying I’m a treacherous temptress who’ll bring ruin to the country...”
“Tangtang, don’t forget: you’re the ruler, and I’m the subject. If anything, they should be calling me a treacherous pretty boy who’ll bring ruin to the country.”
Qi Pan shoots him a glare. Was that really the point?
Pei Xuezhou chuckles softly. “Whatever you say, Tangtang. But you know those old men have always been unhappy with me. They must have started this rumor because they’ve heard you still haven’t conceived an heir. After all, I’m the only one in the harem...”
Qi Pan completely ignores him. In their verbal sparring, he usually comes out slightly ahead, shameless as he is, and when it comes to playing the poor, pitiful victim, he’s second to none!
A little scene: One day, Qi Pan hears people in the palace whispering that the Imperial Censor had executed a Liang envoy in the great hall. The civil and military officials immediately denounced him for disregarding peace between the two countries and being unworthy of his position!
Qi Pan plans to give him a lecture when she returns to their chambers. But the moment she steps inside, she sees that the censor, whom everyone calls icy, ruthless, and merciless, looks utterly forlorn, as if he’s suffered some terrible injustice. She can’t bring herself to scold him. Instead, she gently cups his face and comforts him in a soft voice...
She stakes her life to set the trap, and uses death to spring it. The bond between them grows ever deeper, but in the end, Pei Xuezhou still cannot bear to let her die alongside him...
