The Pretty Young Scholar Is Destined to Become a Treacherous Official's Wife

A timid, fake prince

VS

A cold, ruthless, sinister court official

Xu Shichu × Xiao Yan'an

[Happy Ending + Two Strong Leads + Assumed Identity + Political Intrigue + Shou Lead + Devoted to Each Other + Rivals + Second Chances + Adorable Shou + Yandere]

Xu Shichu studied hard for years and finally passed the imperial examinations. Just as he was about to begin his official career, his life fell apart overnight. The classmate who had traveled with him to the capital was murdered in the bed beside him, his head nowhere to be found. To escape being killed himself, Xu Shichu took the dead man’s identity in a panic.

As soon as he entered the palace, he was stunned.

The person he had impersonated was the current Fifth Prince, and the powerful, terrifying official who held sway over the court was the very rival he had bullied since childhood!

The court was corrupt, the princes fought for power, the imperial consorts meddled in politics, and danger lurked everywhere.

Under his timid prince secret identity, he investigated his classmate’s murder, solved cases and cleared people’s names, all while making sure his rival never discovered who he really was.

But the cold-faced official flirted with him every day, protected him at every turn, and kept closing in.

“Your Highness, be good and do as you’re told. I’ll keep you safe.”

“Your Highness, can you bear the consequences if your true identity is exposed?”

He thought it was all an act, never realizing that his rival had recognized him long ago. The man helped him establish himself in the political world, seek revenge for his mother, and treasure him above all else.