A “sweet little angel” with a dark side, the young county princess x a cat-swapped-for-the-prince, motherly male performer
At a banquet in Prince Kang's manor, the young county princess points at a performer from across the room and claims him for herself.
The performer is beautiful and plays the pipa wonderfully. He's gentle and considerate, and clearly cares for her, too. The young princess thinks it might not be such a bad idea to keep him by her side forever.
Content warnings: Has a raising-the-love-interest element, but it's not grooming. The male lead is very ghostly; the female lead is very twisted. The romance is extremely closed-off, insecure, and dark, especially on the male lead's side.
A fictional Tang dynasty