My Heart Shines Bright: The Powerful Minister Bows

Well-bred young noblewoman vs. ambitious great general, with the leads growing together

A slow and steady romance.

“I am willing to be your pawn.”

“No wonder. You have spent so much time around Sima Zhao that even your eyes look a little like his.”

“I even hate the power and ambition I hold in my hands. I hate that I'm not worthy of someone as pure as her. But now, I hate even more that I don't have enough power to protect her, and that I've let her suffer for nothing.”

A young woman's heart stirs, and a powerful minister turns on the charm. They compete and vie for one another, and all the drive he once put into seeking power is now devoted to winning a wife. But love is neither power nor something to be gained through schemes.

“My lord commands the world through strategy and military might. At the point of his sword, three armies fall silent. But what are these lovesick entanglements, if not the folly of Ji An?”

“The princess has feelings for you. If you accept her, my lord, you can cement your alliance with Minister Wang.”

“She is not a pawn.”

“I help you because she said she would be my wife.”