The Beloved Princess Returns to the Capital, and the Ascetic Young Lord Spoils Her Every Day

[Pure historical romance | Sweet historical romance | Beloved Junzhu × chaste heir | Devoted couple, 1v1 | Reunited after years apart | Male lead has secretly loved her for ten years | Medical genius | Childhood friends]

Yan Zhiheng, Junzhu of Hengzhao, is the only daughter of the Grand Princess and the most precious jewel of the Great Jing royal family.

Raised from childhood as the apple of the Emperor’s, Empress Dowager’s, and Grand Tutor’s eyes, she is adored throughout the capital. Everyone agrees: this little darling is so delicate that no one should touch or provoke her!

At seven, Yan Zhiheng happened upon the master of the Divine Physician Valley and was exceptionally accepted as his personal disciple. She left the capital to study for ten whole years, mastering miraculous medical skills that could bring the dead back to life, and making a name for herself.

Ten years later, the Empress Dowager is stricken with a deadly poison and stands on the brink of death. Yan Zhiheng is urgently summoned back to the capital and rushes home overnight after bidding farewell to her master.

The Empress Dowager recovers, but a group of noblewomen are jealous of Yan Zhiheng’s immense imperial favor and unmatched family background, and repeatedly provoke and torment her at a palace banquet.

But this Junzhu, armed with the royal family’s favor and peerless medical skills, is willful and decisive. Everyone who picks a fight ends up humiliating themselves.

Gu Yujin, heir to the Duke of Dingguo, has always been aloof and chaste, keeping his distance from women and turning down every marriage alliance in the capital.

Everyone suspects he has no interest in romance. Only he knows the truth: for decades, he has stayed true to his feelings and waited in vain for the little girl who used to tug his sleeve and coax him as a child.

On the day the Junzhu returns to the capital, the aloof heir breaks every one of his principles:

He humbles himself to stay by her side every day, openly showers her with affection, and spoils the returning physician Junzhu until she can do whatever she pleases throughout the capital, no matter what anyone says.

His ten years of silent love finally find their happy ending. Their feelings are mutual, and they cherish each other exclusively for a lifetime.