[A lovesick, overthinking commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard × a worldly, shrewd merchant woman blessed with both beauty and brains]
[Alternate history + no transmigration, no golden finger, pure historical romance + jealous male lead + one-on-one romance + a touch of groveling]
At seventeen, Pei Wangzhi first saw twenty-year-old Xiang Yunlai and thought she was the bright moon in the heavens. From then on, the beauty appeared in his dreams every night.
But he only dared to keep his feelings to himself, because at the time he thought she would one day become his sister-in-law.
Four years later, he returned to the capital under imperial orders. By chance, he rescued her from a conspiracy, only for her to "repay his kindness" the next day by accusing him of having seen her naked.
She used him to get out of the emperor's arranged marriage between her and his elder brother, never realizing that this would unleash the young man's long-suppressed love and dark desires…
A few things to know: The story is a slow burn, not a feel-good power fantasy. Pure historical romance, with no golden finger or transmigration.
