[One-on-One Older Woman/Younger Man Romance] [Reborn Female Lead] [Pretends to Be a Loyal Dog, Truly Obsessive] [Mutual Devotion] [Court Intrigue and Nation-Building] [Helping the Emperor Rise Against the Odds]
In her previous life, Yuan Shu was trapped in the inner palace and bound by an arranged marriage, tormented to death by convention and political scheming.
Reborn, she tears up her wretched marriage and publicly divorces her good-for-nothing prince consort!
The royal clan's reputation, the balance of power at court, and the gossip of the world?
She wants none of it!
In this life, she only wants to secure a way to survive first, and think about love later. She wants to lie flat in peace and protect herself.
But the System of National Fortune forcibly binds itself to her, dragging her into the political struggles of a chaotic era. She must accumulate national fortune and save the crumbling empire of Great Wei!
To protect herself, she casually takes in a homeless young man as her personal bodyguard.
He is gentle and obedient, humble and deferential, putting her first in everything. He is the sharpest blade hidden in the shadows, and the most reassuring support she could ask for.
Yuan Shu thinks she has picked up a well-behaved loyal dog.
Little does she know that beneath his gentle facade lies a madness and obsession he has repressed for years.
He bows as her subject, devotes his heart to her alone, and bides his time, plotting at every turn.
When chaos sweeps the land and the game reaches its end, the realm lies in ruins...
Only then does she realize that the little bodyguard by her side every day is actually a foreign crown prince, hiding in an enemy kingdom and secretly controlling its fate!
For thousands of miles of territory and countless schemes, he has spent half his life plotting, all for her alone.
She holds back his bloodstained sword, her gaze tightening. "I will only allow you to be my bodyguard."
He bends down and kisses her fingertips, his obsessive tenderness spilling from his eyes:
"This subject has always been greedy. I seek neither rank nor realm. I only ask that the princess accept me as her husband, so I may protect you for the rest of your life."
