Even the Dream of a Secluded Boudoir Can Change Its Leading Man

[A clear-headed heroine who won’t settle or indulge anyone VS a lovesick hero who sneaks around, throws tantrums, and has no shame

Childhood sweethearts turn enemies + no turning back + both each other’s first + revenge is served]

Meng Xiangtian is the second daughter of the prime minister’s household. Her parents dote on their daughters, her older sister is an imperial consort who adores her younger sibling, her older brother is a top scholar, and her two younger brothers are devoted to their big sister.

Who wouldn’t call a girl with a family like that blessed?

She and the fifth prince grew up together and were promised to each other as children. The Empress Dowager likes her so much that she summons her to the palace every few days for company.

But before Meng Xiangtian’s coming-of-age ceremony, the fifth prince returned from an official assignment with a delicate, weak-looking white lotus in tow, claiming she had saved his life.

Everyone says he’s a man of his word and would make a fine husband.

But this plot is almost identical to the stories in her illustrated books, and it sets Meng Xiangtian on guard. So she starts making plans for her future...