[Female lead transmigrates at birth + male lead is reborn]
[Heroic and dashing, incredibly powerful daughter of the Grand Tutor VS influential, frail, and cunning Prince Regent]
As the Grand Tutor's second daughter, Yuan Zhijin has known since childhood that serving the monarch is like accompanying a tiger.
Unfortunately, her father is the Grand Tutor, her eldest brother is determined to become a general, and her second brother is sworn to become a powerful minister.
So she started making plans early, fearing that her father or brothers might say or do the wrong thing and end up being executed, leaving her with no way out.
She never expected that when she turned seventeen, the childhood prophecy would come true: the Grand Tutor's household was convicted and put to death.
Desperate to return to the capital and save her family, Yuan Zhijin stakes years of planning on this one attempt.
But as soon as she returns home, the Prince Regent comes looking for her.
When her ungrateful in-laws mock her for being unable to find a husband, he publicly declares that he will marry her.
What's more, he helps and protects her without asking for anything in return.
When she beats someone up, he hands her a whip.
When she kills someone, he handles the aftermath.
Later, the Grand Tutor's household is cleared of wrongdoing, and a frequent visitor who simply won't leave becomes a permanent fixture at their home.
Yuan Zhijin can't for the life of her figure out why the Prince Regent insists on staying at her house.
He pesters her every day and is constantly thinking about making their relationship official.
Later, she saves a gravely ill scholar, and the Prince Regent's health starts deteriorating day by day.
He covers his lips and coughs softly, lowering his eyes in a wounded expression. “Go take care of him. Don't mind me. I'll die sooner or later anyway.”
Yuan Zhijin: ...
