When the Crown Prince returned to the capital, he brought back a woman of breathtaking beauty and insisted on making her his Crown Princess.
At first, the Emperor and Empress refused. But after the Crown Prince had a long talk with them, they surprisingly relented.
When the news reached the noblewomen who adored the Crown Prince, they bit their handkerchiefs to shreds.
Seriously, what does that fox of a woman have that they don’t?
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Yu He had heard that the capital was full of strict rules. At first, she worried that life would be difficult for an ordinary commoner like her, with no power or connections.
But...
When she got thirsty and wanted a pear, the daughter of Minister Li immediately dropped to her knees and tremblingly held it up to her with both hands.
When she got hungry and wanted a pastry, the Second Miss of the Prime Minister’s residence tearfully apologized for her poor hospitality, then ordered someone to buy out all the pastries at the capital’s most famous Yusu Zhai and send them to Yu He as an apology. She begged her to accept them.
When the weather turned hot, Yu He wiped the sweat from her temples. The noblewomen behind her instantly lined up and personally fanned her.
Yu He remarked to the Crown Prince that people in the capital were far too hospitable.
The Crown Prince smiled serenely, keeping his role in it a secret.
Until one day, as Yu He passed over a bridge, she overheard several noblewomen talking about her.
“Miss Yu looked at me today. My heart started racing and my whole body went numb. Do you think I’ve been bewitched?”
“I remember you sat down a moment before her.”
“What should I do? Is it too late to go back and apologize?”
“Have you forgotten what happened to Second Madam Shen? Go apologize. Sigh, we all need to be more careful from now on. She’s from Miaojiang, and I hear her skill with poisons and spells is incredible. If we offend her, she might make us wish we were dead!”
A question mark popped into Yu He’s mind. How did they know where she was from?
Later, when the Crown Prince, the rumor-spreader, learned that his little fairy really was from Miaojiang, he fell silent for a moment, then swallowed. “So, your magic...”
Yu He sincerely shook her head. “I can’t do that.”
The Crown Prince breathed a sigh of relief. It wasn’t until the wedding day, when her family came to visit, that he realized he’d let out that breath too soon.
You never told me the Holy Maiden of Miaojiang was your sister?!
Blurb written on 2025.09.07
Theme: Don’t judge people by their looks
