[A cool, foxlike beauty with an elegant bearing × A godlike, devoted minister with a powerful presence]
Gu Xianyue has a secret she can't tell anyone: she can see the future in her dreams.
In her dreams, the entire Gu family is wiped out. Her parents and brothers all perish without exception.
The day she wakes up, she makes two decisions: save the Gu family and win over the aloof Song Qianxun.
She chooses the perfect moment and plans every step, right down to how to make him fall for her and how to get him to make an exception. She tells herself it's just a way to use his influence; she's doing it all to save the Gu family.
But the famously passionless Grand Tutor sneaks through her window at night, publicly humiliates the Prime Minister's daughter, and argues for a death sentence in the great hall. Then, on a night when she's still shaken, he asks her solemnly, eyes red, "Would you... marry me?"
All of the capital is talking about how capable the second young lady of the Gu family is, that she even managed to pluck the unattainable flower from its lofty perch.
Only she knows she also dreamed of eight words: The Crown Prince ascends the throne; Song Qianxun dies.
She asks him, "If one day you found out that being with me would bring you harm, what would you do?"
He answers calmly, "Do you really have so little faith in me?"
Her throat tightens. "And what if... I lied to you?"
He doesn't hesitate for a moment. "I'd be glad to believe you."
Gu Xianyue thinks she's won. She knows how to draw his attention and how to win his heart, but she never accounted for her own heart. Somewhere along the way, it had already surrendered to him.
