The son of Prince Ji'an was exceptionally handsome and treated people warmly. Though he had a reputation as a womanizer, no one had ever heard of him falling for a woman.
An imperial decree betrothed him to the delicate, chronically ill daughter of the Commissioner of the Three Judicial Offices. In an unprecedented arrangement, their wedding was scheduled for the same day as a prince's.
On the wedding day, drums and gongs filled the air, and the bridal procession stretched to the end of the street.
A butterfly fluttered its wings. Two bridal sedans crossed paths. Assassins lurked in the bridal chamber, and flecks of blood stained the red silk.
Past lives and present, fate twisted things out of place, yet all were trapped by a destiny they could not escape.
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At a banquet, noblewomen chatted about the charming, dashing heir whose smile could intoxicate a person, and laughter rippled around them.
Xiao Qiongyu sat alone at one end. The sunlight fell in scattered flecks across her pale, frail back.
She interjected coolly, "The heir, Shen? He's nothing special."
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When they first met, he caught a woman who nearly fell amid the commotion.
Smiling at the stunned woman in his arms, he couldn't help teasing her.
As expected, she angrily slapped him.
She really didn't know who he was, even though he had been watching her for a long time.
Later, the chronically ill daughter of the Xiao family killed her father with her own hands before the assembled officials.
The frail young woman knelt upright before them all. The blood on her face only made her beauty seem more alluring and striking.
In front of everyone, she clearly laid out each of her father's crimes and demanded that the records concerning her mother be amended.
Watching her through the crowd, Shen Zhihuai showed no surprise. His eyes held only a complicated emotion that defied description.
He protected her, but from that moment on, he also imprisoned her.
1. Flirtatious, laid-back man who hides his strength × sweet on the outside, dark on the inside woman
2. Both leads are each other's first and only
Theme: Love life
