Impersonating a substitute bride x a shady prince who protects his wife
Marriage first, love later, running in both directions, hiding scheming
My sister ran away with her lover on the eve of her wedding, leaving me as her substitute to marry into the Eastern Palace.
My sister and I have a very similar appearance. I wanted to use this face to get through the ceremony and then find another way out after the limelight passed.
On the wedding night, I clutched the tranquilizing needle hidden in my sleeve and lowered my eyes, not daring to look directly at the prince, for fear that my identity would be exposed.
Unexpectedly, he raised his hijab, the warm breath brushed his ears, and chuckled: "Why bother, he has obviously been interested in me since he was young."
The sound of "A Zhao" shattered all my disguises. It was a nickname that only belonged to me. He had already seen through my identity, even my little moves to hide the needle.
I was so frightened that I knelt down to apologize, but he gently lifted me up, ran his fingertips across the back of my hand, and said in an ambiguous yet firm tone, "Who do you think helped your sister escape?"
Intention: Love across mountains and seas