[A heroine who hides her talents to build her career vs. an obsessive, scheming man vs. a highly intelligent, sensitive man | Two strong leads, devoted only to each other | Childhood sweetheart and first love | He chases her after losing her]
On the day Shen Mingshu climbed into the bridal sedan, white lanterns hung at the entrance to Prince Rui's residence.
She was being sent to bring good fortune to a sick man. If it worked, she would become the princess consort. If it didn't, the coffin in the main courtyard would be her destination. By the old rule, when a prince died without an heir, his consort had to be buried with him.
This wedding was supposed to be her half-sister's. The marriage documents had been exchanged, her father had given his approval, and she was pushed into the sedan. Dressed in red, she was marrying into a funeral.
Xiao Huaijin raced back to the capital, killing three horses along the way, intending to stop his father from arranging the marriage. But anger and a misunderstanding made him let her become his sister-in-law. One glance at her in the bridal sedan was enough for him to know: just as ten years ago, he would gladly take the lower position for her. Whether she was his beloved or his sister-in-law, he would win her back.
Beneath the lanterns in the main courtyard, Xiao Jingxing coughed up blood as he awaited his bride. She had been a white piece placed on his board, sent into the household to bring him good fortune. They hadn't even needed to perform the wedding rites. Yet she warmed him with her sincere heart. As they spent each day together, he fell for her, but she wanted to leave. How could he let her go?
The realm is vast. She only wants to survive.
