Spring's Bounty Is Hard to Resist

【Soft, flirtatious black-lotus noblewoman x cool, restrained minister who has been scheming for her for years】 In her previous life, Jiang Li seemed to be the pampered daughter of the Chancellor, living in boundless splendor. But when she was seven, fate seemed to turn its palm and smash everything she treasured to pieces. Only the Crown Prince loved her deeply, swearing he would marry no one else. Like someone drowning who longs to clutch at a lifeline, she finally got her wish and married into the Eastern Palace at sixteen. But one wrong step led her into an abyss. On her wedding day, her husband drove a sword through her heart. Leaning close to her ear, he spoke in the gentlest voice, saying the cruelest words: “The Crown Prince was attacked, and the Chancellor’s daughter saved him. I will personally submit a request to grant you a lavish burial.” Only then did she understand that it had all been a complete conspiracy. When she opened her eyes again, she was reborn on the day of her betrothal. The Crown Prince was waiting in the front hall, and her father had already sent someone to hurry her along… But she tumbled straight into someone else’s bath. Water splashed everywhere. Feeling his skin, warm and smooth as jade, she smiled brightly and flirtatiously. “Master Ning, you certainly have an excellent physique.” He abruptly seized her wrist, his voice cold as frost. “Miss Jiang… please have some respect.” In this new life, Jiang Li swears to make everyone who hurt her pay. She treats herself as a chess piece, staking her own safety, forcing the Chancellor’s residence to postpone the engagement, provoking suspicion and investigation from the Eastern Palace, and drawing the true culprit out from behind the scenes. But as she maneuvers at every turn, another faint, elusive shadow always seems to give her a helping hand. He is a cool, self-possessed minister from a humble family, who serves the court and fears no powerful nobles. He is also the chess piece she has chosen to stake everything on. She smiles at him, shows him favor, and draws close only to pull away. Every move is calculated, every word a test. But she only belatedly realizes that she isn’t the only one who has been plotting for a long time, advancing by retreating. …He has been doing it too. At the time, Ning Yu was bathing. After a night of drinking, he was already dazed. The woman he dreamed of day and night was about to be betrothed to the Crown Prince, and he didn’t even have the right to confess his feelings. So when she burst through the bathroom door, he almost thought, amid the hazy steam… that the wine had conjured up a dream he never dared hope for. 【Two formidable leads | Alluring, unattainable beloved | Unrequited love becomes mutual | Political intrigue and revenge】 She plans how to use him, but fails to account for the possibility that she might fall for him too. And beneath his cool facade, where he retreats to advance, he has long since fallen apart. Theme: Be brave enough to pursue the one you love