Lu Shi'an is a renowned physician who has recently made a name for herself in the capital. With a silver needle in one hand and talismans in the other, she treats all manner of difficult ailments and helps people deal with sinister spirits and ill fortune.
Everyone says Doctor Lu is flirtatious and greedy for money, a man best avoided.
But no one knows that she is the long-lost granddaughter of the Duke's family, or that she is an “outsider” who was thrown into this world by her master to earn merit.
Everyone knows him as the disgraced crown prince, rejected by the emperor, but no one knows that he is also the ruthless leader of the Secret Pavilion.
As his life was nearing its end, he met Lu Shi'an. She saved his life, and he set his heart on her.
Even when he thought she was a man, he was still prepared to cling to her.
But then he discovered that Lu Shi'an was a flirt who charmed people wherever she went. She was close not only with men, but with women around her as well, and made no effort to keep her distance.
The misunderstandings only grew.
From then on, the crown prince, a madman with power over the entire court, turned into a jealous fiend, guarding against men and women alike across the whole city.
Every day, he found new ways to get jealous and kept pressing her, obsessively clinging to her, all to claim an exclusive place by her side.
A little scene: The mad crown prince gritted his teeth. “If you leave me, I’ll become an evil spirit and haunt you for all eternity.”
Lu Shi'an gave a casual “Oh,” then kissed him. “Still planning to become an evil spirit?”
The mad crown prince replied, “No. Being human is pretty good, too.”
[Dear readers, some characters in this story are women disguised as men. When “he” is used, it reflects the perspective of someone who mistakenly thinks a woman is a man.]
