[Princess sent off for a political marriage × obsessive prince/emperor]
[Transmigrate + love grows over time + revenge + angsty romance + emotional push and pull]
She was the beloved eldest princess of a nation, cherished by all. She had thought she could live peacefully under the protection of her imperial brother, but a twist of fate brought her a marriage and sent her far away to a foreign land.
He was the Huai Prince, a grandson of the neighboring kingdom’s emperor. Proud and aloof as a winter pine, he kept to himself, yet was a man of great learning. Two parallel paths were bound together by a marriage contract, tying their lives together for good.
When they met beneath the covered walkway, she tugged at his sleeve and made a sweet, tentative proposal. He cut her off with a raised brow. “There’s no need to bring up breaking the engagement. The marriage contract has already been exchanged, and this concerns relations between our nations. Besides, you were the one who asked for this marriage.” She was struck speechless, then gritted her teeth. “Fine! Just you wait!”
In the end, she married him in her phoenix crown and red wedding robes, while his wedding clothes did little to soften his cool demeanor. The next day, her maidservants whispered, “The prince came out of the princess’s room with a face as cold as ice, and there was even a red mark on it!”
On a snowy day, she twisted her ankle chasing a sparrow and fell into his cool embrace. He gently rubbed her injured foot. “Would you be willing to try accepting one another?” Stunned, she asked softly, “For three months?” A spark lit his eyes, and he smiled. “All right.”
She had thought marrying him would let her avoid trouble and live in peace.
But she was wrong.
The iron hooves of warring princes shattered her dreams. Cunning plots followed her like shadows, and danger closed in at every turn. In the end, she was swept into the raging tide, with nowhere to run.
Only at midnight, with the candlelight flickering in their tent, would he lean close to her ear. His voice was low and hoarse, as if afraid to disturb something, and he would plead again and again with shattered hope: “I have nothing left… You’re all I have. Please don’t leave, all right?”
Female lead: Meng Wanning
Male lead: Ji Yuchuan
