[Sweet Romance, Revenge on Scumbags, Straightforward Assassin x Scheming, Yandere Powerful Minister, The Leads' Tense Push and Pull]
A year ago, Pei Heng, Prince of Yongning, fell on hard times and was rescued by a mysterious young woman. One glance was enough to make him remember her forever.
Three months ago, the masked young woman tried to assassinate him, plunging a knife into his lower back.
He retaliated by driving his blade through her heart, nearly killing her.
Who would have thought that months later, someone would deliver the young woman to his manor as his concubine?
The first time they met after she arrived, the young woman said something shocking:
"I don't want to sleep with the prince."
"Does the prince want to sleep with me?"
Before he could think it over, the young woman added, "Then let's sleep together tonight."
Xie Jiu's inner thoughts: Sleeping with Pei Heng will make it easier to kill him.
Everyone else entered the manor to compete for favor, flaunt their beauty, and scheme against one another.
Only Xie Jiu stayed true to her original purpose, plotting day after day to stab Pei Heng to death.
When the prince coughed blood and grew weak, she calmly handed him poison: "Drink it while it's hot."
When the prince was attacked, she stepped in front of him without hesitation: "Who dares lay a hand on him?"
She knew nothing of romance, competing for favor, or pretending to flatter.
Her only obsession was to repay the knife wound to her heart that had nearly killed her.
Everyone said Prince Yongning was cold-hearted, cruel, and ruthless.
But ever since he took this little concubine, he had indulged her possessively and yielded to her in every way.
Though he knew she hid knives every day and wanted to kill him every night, he still fell for her step by step, willingly letting her stab him.
He waited for her to fall for him, waited for her to let go of her hatred.
Later, in the middle of the night, Pei Heng clasped her waist on the bed, his breath burning with possessiveness.
"Xiao Jiu, even now, do you still want to kill me?"
Xie Jiu's gaze was clear.
"I still haven't returned the stab you gave me."
